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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide: Historical Novels & History

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Sourced from "Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide" (Nick Rennison, 8th edn, 2009)
Historical Novels: "These books are ... 'true' novels which are given extra depth and colour by their setting in the past, by the way they show recognizable relationships, family life, hopes and fears in a context of historical events."
History: "books which go a long way to proving the often-expressed opinion that the best stories are to be found not in fiction but in fact, not in the imaginary worlds of novelists but in the real worlds of the past."
Historical Novels
1-15 Top picks
16-34: Also recommended
35 & 36: Hidden Gems (The Eygptian & The Man on a Donkey)
History
37-52: Top picks
53-69: Also recommended
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Havoc in Its Third Year (Ronan Bennett)
Havoc in Its Third Year
1
Ronan Bennett
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
2
Caleb Carr
The March (E.L. Doctorow)
The March
3
E.L. Doctorow
Wife to Mr Milton (Robert Graves)
Wife to Mr Milton
4
Robert Graves
Black Robe (Brian Moore)
Black Robe
5
Brian Moore
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
6
Sharon Kay Penman
The Last English King (Julian Rathbone)
The Last English King
7
Julian Rathbone
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Rennault)
The Mask of Apollo
8
Mary Rennault
The Wild Girl (Michele Roberts)
The Wild Girl
9
Michele Roberts
London (Edward Rutherfurd)
London
10
Edward Rutherfurd
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
11
Vikram Seth
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
12
Michael Shaara
This Thing of Darkness (Harry Bingham)
This Thing of Darkness
13
Harry Bingham
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
14
Jeanette Winterson
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (Richard Zimler)
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
15
Richard Zimler
The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andrić)
The Bridge on the Drina
16
Ivo Andrić
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man
17
Thomas Berger
Credo (Melvyn Bragg)
Credo
18
Melvyn Bragg
The Kingdom of the Wicked (Anthony Burgess)
The Kingdom of the Wicked
19
Anthony Burgess
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
20
James Clavell
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan
21
Voyageurs (Margaret Elphinstone)
Voyageurs
22
Margaret Elphinstone
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
23
Ken Follett
The Rising Sun (Douglas Galbraith)
The Rising Sun
24
Douglas Galbraith
The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)
The Glass Palace
25
Amitav Ghosh
The Welsh Girl (Peter Ho Davies)
The Welsh Girl
26
Peter Ho Davies
Hannibal (Ross Leckie)
Hannibal
27
Ross Leckie
The Giant O'Brien (Hilary Mantel)
The Giant O'Brien
28
Hilary Mantel
The People's Act of Love (James Meek)
The People's Act of Love
29
James Meek
Lemprière's Dictionary (Lawrence Norfolk)
Lemprière's Dictionary
30
Lawrence Norfolk
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
31
Iain Pears
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Book)
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Book)
32
Joseph Knight (James Robertson)
Joseph Knight
33
James Robertson
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
34
Sarah Waters
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
35
Mika Waltari
The Man on a Donkey (H. F. M. Prescott)
The Man on a Donkey
36
H. F. M. Prescott
Stalingrad (Antony Beevor)
Stalingrad
37
Antony Beevor
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
38
Dee Brown
A People's Tragedy (Orlando Figes)
A People's Tragedy
39
Orlando Figes
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians
40
Robin Lane Fox
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