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Great Historical Fiction

An English Teacher and history buff comes up with a personal, idiosyncratic, and by no means exhaustive list of great historical fiction. Some are classics, some are best sellers, and some are obscure, but all are worth reading.
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Admiral Hornblower in the West Inidies (C. S. Forester)
Admiral Hornblower in the West Inidies
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C. S. Forester
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
2
Caleb Carr
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
April Morning (Howard Fast)
April Morning
4
Howard Fast
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
5
Beat to Quarters (C. S. Forester)
Beat to Quarters
6
C. S. Forester
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
7
Lew Wallace
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
8
A. B. Guthrie
Black Hills (Dan Simmons)
Black Hills
9
Dan Simmons
The Blue Max (Jack D. Hunter)
The Blue Max
10
Jack D. Hunter
The Breaker (Denton)
The Breaker
11
Denton
The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
The Bull From the Sea
12
Mary Renault
Burr
Burr
13
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
14
James A. Michener
Citizen Tom Paine (Howard Fast)
Citizen Tom Paine
15
Howard Fast
Commodore Hornblower (C. S. Forester)
Commodore Hornblower
16
C. S. Forester
The Cruel Sea (Novel)
The Cruel Sea (Novel)
17
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
18
Mary Stewart
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
19
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
20
Simmons
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
21
Mika Waltari
The Firedrake (Holland)
The Firedrake
22
Holland
Flying Colours (C. S. Forester)
Flying Colours
23
C. S. Forester
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire
24
The Gladiators (Koestler)
The Gladiators
25
Koestler
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
26
James. A. Michener
HMS Ulysses (Alistair MacLean)
HMS Ulysses
27
Alistair MacLean
Hornblower and the Atropos (C. S. Forester)
Hornblower and the Atropos
28
C. S. Forester
Hornblower and the Hotspur (C. S. Forester)
Hornblower and the Hotspur
29
C. S. Forester
Hornblower During the Crisis (C. S. Forester)
Hornblower During the Crisis
30
C. S. Forester
The Horse Soldiers (Harold Sinclair)
The Horse Soldiers
31
Harold Sinclair
In Sunlight and in Shadow (Mark Helprin)
In Sunlight and in Shadow
32
Mark Helprin
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
33
Gore Vidal
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
34
Michael Shaara
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
35
Mary Renault
The Last Englishman (Hebe Weenolsen)
The Last Englishman
36
Hebe Weenolsen
The Last Kingdom (Bernard Cornwell)
The Last Kingdom
37
Bernard Cornwell
Lieutenant Hornblower (C. S. Forester)
Lieutenant Hornblower
38
C. S. Forester
The Long Ships (Frans Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
39
Frans Bengtsson
Lord Hornblower (C. S. Forester)
Lord Hornblower
40
C. S. Forester
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