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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction - Page 4

The best of historical fiction. Historical fiction are novels that re-create a period or event in history and often use historical figures as some of its characters. To be deemed historical, a novel must have been written at least fifty years after the events described.
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Burr
Burr
121
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
122
Amy Tan
Mistress of the Art of Death (Ariana Franklin)
Mistress of the Art of Death
123
Ariana Franklin
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
124
Philippa Gregory
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
125
James Michener
Cleopatra's Daughter (Michelle Moran)
Cleopatra's Daughter
126
Michelle Moran
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
127
Amy Tan
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
128
Esther Forbes
The Winter King (Bernard Cornwell)
The Winter King
129
Bernard Cornwell
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
130
Sebastian Faulks
Innocent Traitor (Alison Weir)
Innocent Traitor
131
Alison Weir
The Physician
The Physician
132
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
133
E.L. Doctorow
Falls the Shadow (Sharon Kay Penman)
Falls the Shadow
134
Sharon Kay Penman
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
135
Sarah Waters
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
136
Mark Twain
Those Who Save Us (Jenna Blum)
Those Who Save Us
137
Jenna Blum
The Tea Rose (Jennifer Donnelly)
The Tea Rose
138
Jennifer Donnelly
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
139
Sigrid Undset
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
140
Josephine Tey
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
141
Iain Pears
The Heretic Queen (Michelle Moran)
The Heretic Queen
142
Michelle Moran
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (Nancy E. Turner)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
143
Nancy E. Turner
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
144
Hilary Mantel
China  Blues
China Blues
145
The Mammoth Hunters
The Mammoth Hunters
146
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
147
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Into the Wilderness
Into the Wilderness
148
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conn Iggulden)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire
149
Conn Iggulden
The Man in the Iron Mask (Alexandre Dumas)
The Man in the Iron Mask
150
Alexandre Dumas
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles
151
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
152
Sara Gruen
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
153
Christopher Moore
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman
154
George MacDonald Fraser
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
155
Wallace Stegner
The Persian Boy (Mary Renault)
The Persian Boy
156
Mary Renault
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
157
Mark Twain
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
158
Sarah Waters
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
159
Rosamunde Pilcher
The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes
160
Lawrence Hill
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