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100 Must-Read Historical Novels - Page 2

4th list from Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides, written solely by Nick Rennison. Covering everything from Ancient Rome to WWI, several have been filmed as movies or mini-series. Many of the authors, including some of the same books, were featured on my last list for prize winning novels. Like every book in the series, each entry lists tvor movie adaptation, other books by the author & books by other authors on a similar theme. Also has several lists of similar-themed books covering children's historical works(like "The Eagle of the Ninth"), Old (American) West, Ancient Greece & Rome, the Renaissance, etc. Enjoy, & check out my other lists too! Cheers!
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I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
41
Robert Graves
The Queen's Fool
The Queen's Fool
42
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
43
Kate Grenville
Pompeii (Robert Harris)
Pompeii
44
Robert Harris
A Civil Contract (Georgette Heyer)
A Civil Contract
45
Georgette Heyer
The Welsh Girl (Peter Ho Davies)
The Welsh Girl
46
Peter Ho Davies
Notre Dame De Paris
Notre Dame De Paris
47
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
48
M. M. Kaye
The Playmaker
The Playmaker
49
Day
Day
50
Westward Ho! (Charles Kingsley)
Westward Ho!
51
Charles Kingsley
English Passengers
English Passengers
52
The Czar's Madman (Jaan Kross)
The Czar's Madman
53
Jaan Kross
The Leopard (Giuseppe Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
54
Giuseppe Di Lampedusa
Balthasar's Odyssey (Amin Maalouf)
Balthasar's Odyssey
55
Amin Maalouf
Place of Greater Safety
Place of Greater Safety
56
Nightrunners of Bengal (John Masters)
Nightrunners of Bengal
57
John Masters
The First Man in Rome
The First Man in Rome
58
The People's Act of Love (James Meek)
The People's Act of Love
59
James Meek
The Corn King and Spring Queen (Naomi Mitchison)
The Corn King and Spring Queen
60
Naomi Mitchison
The Pope's Rhinoceros (Lawrence Norfolk)
The Pope's Rhinoceros
61
Lawrence Norfolk
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
62
Patrick O'Brian
Redemption Falls (Joseph O'Connor)
Redemption Falls
63
Joseph O'Connor
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
64
Baroness Orczy
The Unburied (Charles Palliser)
The Unburied
65
Charles Palliser
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
66
Orhan Pamuk
The Dante Club
The Dante Club
67
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
68
Iain Pears
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
69
Sharon Kay Penman
The Fencing Master (Arturo Perez Reverte)
The Fencing Master
70
Arturo Perez Reverte
A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones
71
Cambridge (Caryl Phillips)
Cambridge
72
Caryl Phillips
The Man on a Donkey (H.F.M. Prescott)
The Man on a Donkey
73
H.F.M. Prescott
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire
74
The Last English King (Julian Rathbone)
The Last English King
75
Julian Rathbone
The Praise Singer (Mary Renault)
The Praise Singer
76
Mary Renault
Goshawk Squadron (Derek Robinson)
Goshawk Squadron
77
Derek Robinson
Mr. Wroe's Virgins (Jane Rogers)
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
78
Jane Rogers
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
79
Dissolution (C.J. Sansom)
Dissolution
80
C.J. Sansom
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