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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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Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
41
Esther Forbes
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
42
Margaret Walker
Jubilee Trail (Gwen Bristow)
Jubilee Trail
43
Gwen Bristow
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
44
Anya Seton
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
45
Michael Shaara
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
46
Octavia E. Butler
King Hereafter (Dorothy Dunnett)
King Hereafter
47
Dorothy Dunnett
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
48
Mary Renault
King's Fool (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
King's Fool
49
Margaret Campbell Barnes
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath
50
Sigrid Undset
Lady on the Coin (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Lady on the Coin
51
Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
52
Mary Renault
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
53
Larry McMurtry
The Lords of Vaumartin (Cecelia Holland)
The Lords of Vaumartin
54
Cecelia Holland
The Lost Queen of Egypt (Lucile Morrison)
The Lost Queen of Egypt
55
Lucile Morrison
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
56
Irving Stone
The Man in the Iron Mask (Alexandre Dumas)
The Man in the Iron Mask
57
Alexandre Dumas
Mary of Carisbrooke (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Mary of Carisbrooke
58
Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Rennault)
The Mask of Apollo
59
Mary Rennault
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
60
Patrick O'Brian
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick)
Memoirs of Hadrian
61
Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick
My Lady of Cleves (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
My Lady of Cleves
62
Margaret Campbell Barnes
My Theodosia (Anya Seton)
My Theodosia
63
Anya Seton
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
64
Umberto Eco
Night Falls on the City (Sarah Gainham)
Night Falls on the City
65
Sarah Gainham
North and South (John Jakes)
North and South
66
John Jakes
The Passionate Brood (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
The Passionate Brood
67
Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
68
Mark Twain
Queen's Folly (Elswyth Thane)
Queen's Folly
69
Elswyth Thane
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Quo Vadis
70
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
71
E.L. Doctorow
Rest Without Peace (Elizabeth Byrd)
Rest Without Peace
72
Elizabeth Byrd
Ride the Wind (Lucia St. Clair Robson)
Ride the Wind
73
Lucia St. Clair Robson
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
74
Alex Haley
Ross Poldark (Winston Graham)
Ross Poldark
75
Winston Graham
Sacajawea (Anna Lee Waldo)
Sacajawea
76
Anna Lee Waldo
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
77
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
78
Baroness Orczy
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
79
James Clavell
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
80
Sharon Kay Penman
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