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Historical Fiction Classics

I've been wanting to read more classics and historical fiction is one of my favorite genres. I am including books published in the 1980's and earlier with a setting at least 50 years before the book was published.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1
Irving Stone
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
2
Wallace Stegner
Aztec (Gary Jennings)
Aztec
3
Gary Jennings
Brief Gaudy Hour (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Brief Gaudy Hour
4
Margaret Campbell Barnes
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
5
Gore Vidal
Captain From Castile (Samuel Shellabarger)
Captain From Castile
6
Samuel Shellabarger
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
7
Jean Auel
Claudius the God (Robert Graves)
Claudius the God
8
Robert Graves
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
9
Olive Ann Burns
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
10
Alice Walker
Count Belisarius (Robert Graves)
Count Belisarius
11
Robert Graves
The Dark Angel (Mika Waltari)
The Dark Angel
12
Mika Waltari
Dawn's Early Light (Elswyth Thane)
Dawn's Early Light
13
Elswyth Thane
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
14
Willa Cather
Deep Summer (Gwen Bristow)
Deep Summer
15
Gwen Bristow
Devil Water (Anya Seton)
Devil Water
16
Anya Seton
The Eagle of the Ninth (Rosemary Sutcliff)
The Eagle of the Ninth
17
Rosemary Sutcliff
The Earl (Cecelia Holland)
The Earl
18
Cecelia Holland
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
19
Mika Waltari
The Etruscan (Mika Waltari)
The Etruscan
20
Mika Waltari
The Far Pavillions (M M Kaye)
The Far Pavillions
21
M M Kaye
Fire From Heaven (Mary Renault)
Fire From Heaven
22
Mary Renault
The Firedrake (Cecelia Holland)
The Firedrake
23
Cecelia Holland
Follow the River (James Alexander Thom)
Follow the River
24
James Alexander Thom
Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
25
Kathleen Winsor
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
26
John Galsworthy
The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
27
Dorothy Dunnett
Gildenford (Valerie Anand)
Gildenford
28
Valerie Anand
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
29
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
30
Pearl S. Buck
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
31
Georgette Heyer
Great Maria (Cecelia Holland)
Great Maria
32
Cecelia Holland
The Great Train Robbery (Michael Crichton)
The Great Train Robbery
33
Michael Crichton
Green Dolphin Street (Elizabeth Goudge)
Green Dolphin Street
34
Elizabeth Goudge
Homer's Daughter (Robert Graves)
Homer's Daughter
35
Robert Graves
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
36
Victor Hugo
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
37
Robert Graves
Immortal Queen (Elizabeth Byrd)
Immortal Queen
38
Elizabeth Byrd
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages (Hella S. Haasse)
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
39
Hella S. Haasse
The Iron King (Maurice Druon)
The Iron King
40
Maurice Druon
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