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Fiction/Non-Fiction Pairs

I often will read an historical fiction novel and then want to know more. Here is a list of novels followed by a nonfiction book about the same subject. Full disclosure- my Martha Washington entries are separated because my original attempt to add the fiction did not work and I didn't catch it until later. Also, I fully realize that the last two are not directly related but the title of the nonfiction is a reference to the fiction and I found that amusing.
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Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Tale of Two Cities
1
Charles Dickens
Days of the French Revolution Hibbert (Christopher Hibbert)
Days of the French Revolution Hibbert
2
Christopher Hibbert
The Summer Queen (Elizabeth Chadwick)
The Summer Queen
3
Elizabeth Chadwick
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Alison Weir)
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
4
Alison Weir
Marie Antoinette (Antonia Fraser)
Marie Antoinette
5
Antonia Fraser
Marie-Antoinette (Hélène Delalex)
Marie-Antoinette
6
Hélène Delalex
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
7
Tracy Chevalier
Vermeer: A View of Delft (Anthony Bailey)
Vermeer: A View of Delft
8
Anthony Bailey
The Master of Petersburg
The Master of Petersburg
9
Dostoyevsky: The Years of Ordeal (Joseph Frank)
Dostoyevsky: The Years of Ordeal
10
Joseph Frank
Martha Washington (Patricia Brady)
Martha Washington
11
Patricia Brady
The Constant Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The Constant Princess
12
Philippa Gregory
Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of King Henry VIII (Giles Tremlett)
Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of King Henry VIII
13
Giles Tremlett
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
14
Philippa Gregory
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings (Alison Weir)
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
15
Alison Weir
The Memoirs of Cleopatra (Margaret George)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
16
Margaret George
Cleopatra (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra
17
Stacy Schiff
Pearl of China (Anchee Min)
Pearl of China
18
Anchee Min
Pearl Buck in China
Pearl Buck in China
19
My Dear Hamilton (Stephanie Dray)
My Dear Hamilton
20
Stephanie Dray
Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Alexander Hamilton's Wife (Tilar J. Mazzeo)
Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Alexander Hamilton's Wife
21
Tilar J. Mazzeo
Mount Vernon Love Story (Mary Higgins Clark)
Mount Vernon Love Story
22
Mary Higgins Clark
The Romanov Empress (C.W.Gortner)
The Romanov Empress
23
C.W.Gortner
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter (Robert K. Massie)
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter
24
Robert K. Massie
The Virgin's Lover (Philippa Gregory)
The Virgin's Lover
25
Philippa Gregory
The Virgin Queen (Maureen Peters)
The Virgin Queen
26
Maureen Peters
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
27
Ken Follett
The Troubled Reign of King Stephen (John Appleby)
The Troubled Reign of King Stephen
28
John Appleby
The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr (Sandra Byrd)
The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr
29
Sandra Byrd
Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII (Elizabeth Norton)
Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII
30
Elizabeth Norton
Autobiography of Henry VIII (Margaret Gregory)
Autobiography of Henry VIII
31
Margaret Gregory
New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603 (Susan Brigden)
New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603
32
Susan Brigden
Rasputin's Daughter (Robert Alexander)
Rasputin's Daughter
33
Robert Alexander
Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs (Douglas Smith)
Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
34
Douglas Smith
The Last Hours (Minette Walters)
The Last Hours
35
Minette Walters
The Great Mortality (John Kelly)
The Great Mortality
36
John Kelly
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
37
Arthur Miller
Six Women of Salem (Marilynne Roach)
Six Women of Salem
38
Marilynne Roach
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire
39
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
40
Katherine Boo
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