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50 Historical Novels

Novels from the historical fiction genre don't show up all that often on those "100 books you MUST read before you die" according to whomever lists, but it's always been a genre dear to my heart and deserving of it's rightful place among the greats. Here are some wonderful historical novels that anyone interested in the genre should read.
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The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
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Michael Faber
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
2
Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
3
Hilary Mantel
As Meat Loves Salt
As Meat Loves Salt
4
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
5
Donna Woolfolk Cross
Slammerkin (Emma Donoghue)
Slammerkin
6
Emma Donoghue
Life Mask
Life Mask
7
Silk (Alessandro Baricco)
Silk
8
Alessandro Baricco
The Vintner's Luck
The Vintner's Luck
9
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
10
Sarah Waters
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
11
Sarah Waters
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
12
Sarah Waters
The Gods of Gotham (Lyndsay Faye)
The Gods of Gotham
13
Lyndsay Faye
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
14
Pat Barker
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
15
David Benioff
The Doctor by Patricia Duncker
The Doctor by Patricia Duncker
16
Susannah Morrow (Megan Chance)
Susannah Morrow
17
Megan Chance
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
18
Geraldine Brooks
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
19
Hannah Kent
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea
20
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
21
Margaret Atwood
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
22
Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
23
Misfortune by Wesley Stace
Misfortune by Wesley Stace
24
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
25
Ken Follett
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
26
Diana Gabaldon
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
27
Margaret Mitchell
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
28
Farewell My Concubine by Lillian Lee
Farewell My Concubine by Lillian Lee
29
Lady's Maid (Margaret Forster)
Lady's Maid
30
Margaret Forster
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
31
Longbourn (Jo Baker)
Longbourn
32
Jo Baker
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
33
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
34
Elizabeth Gilbert
The God in Flight by Laura Argiri
The God in Flight by Laura Argiri
35
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
36
Geraldine Brooks
Black Sheep (Georgette Heyer)
Black Sheep
37
Georgette Heyer
Lady of Quality (Georgette Heyer)
Lady of Quality
38
Georgette Heyer
The Corinthian (Georgette Heyer)
The Corinthian
39
Georgette Heyer
The Sealed Letter
The Sealed Letter
40
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