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Top 50 Best Historical Fiction Books

Top 50: Best Historical Fiction Books according to Goodreads.
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
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The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
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The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
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A Menina Que Roubava Livros
A Menina Que Roubava Livros
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
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Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
10
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
James Clavell
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The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Jean Auel
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The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lisa See
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World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
Ken Follett
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Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer
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Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier
Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
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I Claudius (Graves)
I Claudius
Graves
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Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders
28
The Drums of Autumn
The Drums of Autumn
29
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
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Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay
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The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
Caleb Carr
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The Fiery Cross (Diana Gabaldon)
The Fiery Cross
Diana Gabaldon
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Diana Gabaldon)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Diana Gabaldon
37
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
Anya Seton
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The English Patient
The English Patient
39
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
40
Exodus
Exodus
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