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Hannah's Favourite Historical Fiction

Some of my favourite historical reads from over the years, covering all sorts of periods of time. (Some verging on myth and legend rather than straight history)
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Robin Hood (Henry Gilbert)
Robin Hood
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Henry Gilbert
Waverley (Walter Scott)
Waverley
2
Walter Scott
Rob Roy (Walter Scott)
Rob Roy
3
Walter Scott
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
4
Sir Walter Scott
Myths and Legends (Anthony Horowitz)
Myths and Legends
5
Anthony Horowitz
The Fair Maid of Perth (Sir Walter Scott)
The Fair Maid of Perth
6
Sir Walter Scott
Hereward the Wake (Charles Kingsley)
Hereward the Wake
7
Charles Kingsley
The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
9
Victor Hugo
Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
Last of the Mohicans
10
James Fenimore Cooper
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
11
Margaret Mitchell
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
12
Charles Dickens
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
13
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
14
Michael Faber
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
15
Sebastian Faulks
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
16
Sarah Waters
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
17
Tracy Chevalier
The Lady and the Unicorn (Tracy Chevalier)
The Lady and the Unicorn
18
Tracy Chevalier
Boudica: Dreaming the Bull (Manda Scott)
Boudica: Dreaming the Bull
19
Manda Scott
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth
20
Pompeii (Robert Harris)
Pompeii
21
Robert Harris
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
22
Umberto Eco
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
23
T.H. White
Passion (Jude Morgan)
Passion
24
Jude Morgan
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
25
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
26
Ian McEwan
The Shell House (Linda Newbery)
The Shell House
27
Linda Newbery
The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories (Michel Faber)
The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories
28
Michel Faber
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
29
Philippa Gregory
The House at Riverton (Kate Morton)
The House at Riverton
30
Kate Morton
The Savage Garden (Mark Mills)
The Savage Garden
31
Mark Mills
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
32
Diane Setterfield
The Rose of Sebastopol (Katherine McMahon)
The Rose of Sebastopol
33
Katherine McMahon
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
34
Markus Zusak
The Last Empress (Anchee Min)
The Last Empress
35
Anchee Min
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
36
Ken Follett
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
37
J.G. Farrell
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
38
John Boyne
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
39
Philippa Gregory
Children's Book (A.S. Byatt)
Children's Book
40
A.S. Byatt
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