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Becoming Well Read: Historical Fiction

It takes more than reading a few classics to become well read. Ideally one should read widely, across all genres.
In a bid to help myself get a little closer to being able to consider myself well read, I'm putting together a collection of TBR lists - of 50 books each - the reading of which should help get me a little closer to my goal. I naturally veer more towards some genres and not others (I tend to avoid romance and Young adult, for example), and I'm hoping this will help get me on track a little more.
If any obvious examples are missing from certain lists, there's a very good chance I'll have read it already.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
1
Khaled Hosseini
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2
Betty Smith
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
3
Sara Gruen
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
4
Evelyn Waugh
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
5
Pearl S. Buck
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
6
Kathryn Stockett
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
7
Joanne Harris
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
8
Sue Monk Kidd
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
9
Maggie O'farrell
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
10
David Mitchell
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
11
Octavia E. Butler
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
12
Fannie Flagg
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
13
Mark Sullivan
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
14
Connie Willis
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
15
Zadie Smith
The Lady of the Rivers (Philippa Gregory)
The Lady of the Rivers
16
Philippa Gregory
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
17
Sarah Waters
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
18
Stephen Crane
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
19
John Williams
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
20
Michael Faber
The Children's Book (A.S. Byatt)
The Children's Book
21
A.S. Byatt
The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton)
The Devil and the Dark Water
22
Stuart Turton
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
23
Dodie Smith
Dissolution (C J Sansom)
Dissolution
24
C J Sansom
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
25
Baroness Orczy
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
26
Bernhard Schlink
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
27
Jeffrey Archer
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth
28
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
29
James. A. Michener
Munich (Robert Harris)
Munich
30
Robert Harris
Tigers in Red Weather (Liza Klaussmann)
Tigers in Red Weather
31
Liza Klaussmann
The Mangle Street Murders (M. R. C. Kasasian)
The Mangle Street Murders
32
M. R. C. Kasasian
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
33
Angela Carter
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
34
Jojo Moyes
4 3 2 1 (Paul Auster)
4 3 2 1
35
Paul Auster
Library of the Dead (Glenn Cooper)
Library of the Dead
36
Glenn Cooper
Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo)
Warhorse
37
Michael Morpurgo
Then and Now
Then and Now
38
Tangerine (Christine Mangan)
Tangerine
39
Christine Mangan
The Gates of Rome (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Rome
40
Conn Iggulden
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