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Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction Per Goodreads (And Me) - Page 2

Historical fiction, by definition, stretches the truth for the sake of narrative. It's unlikely that JP Morgan invited Henry Ford to a secret meeting at his home so they could form a mystic society, as is depicted in a chapter of "Ragtime" by EL Doctorow, but at least the confabulation is based on the real historical figures' vivid and somewhat nutty personalities. The happy-go-lucky darkies and gallant Southern gentlemen of "Gone With the Wind," however, may be more the product of Miss Mitchell's imagination than anthropological research. Here are some more books which fans of the genre believe to have exceeded artistic license, plus a couple that I found just silly.
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Waterfall
Waterfall
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The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
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Virgil
The Fifth of March
The Fifth of March
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Star-Crossed (Linda Collison)
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March (Geraldine Brooks)
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Geraldine Brooks
Yossel
Yossel
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The Rifle (Gary Paulsen)
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Gary Paulsen
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel (Lindley, Maureen)
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The Heretic Queen (Michelle Moran)
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Emperor (Conn Iggulden)
Emperor
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Nefertiti
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A Restless Knight (Deborah McGillivray)
A Restless Knight
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Deborah McGillivray
The Rose of York (Sandra Worth)
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Sandra Worth
To Touch the Knight (Sandra McGillivray)
To Touch the Knight
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Lily of the Nile (Stephanie Dray)
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Cleopatra's Daughter (Michelle Moran)
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The Sultan's Harem (Colin Falconer)
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Venus in Winter (Gillian Bagwell)
Venus in Winter
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Gillian Bagwell
Habits of the House (Fay Weldon)
Habits of the House
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Fay Weldon
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
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Poison (Kathryn Harrison)
Poison
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Kathryn Harrison
The Wild Princess (Mary Hart Perry)
The Wild Princess
62
Mary Hart Perry
Abdication (Juliet Nicholson)
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Juliet Nicholson
Push Not the River (James Conroyd Martin)
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James Conroyd Martin
Wideacre (Philippa Gregory)
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Philippa Gregory
The Lady and the Unicorn (Tracy Chevalier)
The Lady and the Unicorn
66
Tracy Chevalier
The Library Paradox (Catherine Shaw)
The Library Paradox
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Catherine Shaw
The True Memoirs of Little K (Adrienne Sharp)
The True Memoirs of Little K
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Adrienne Sharp
The Rain Maiden (Jill M. Phillips)
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Jill M. Phillips
Hostage Queen (Freda Lightfoot)
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Freda Lightfoot
The Various Flavors of Coffee (Anthony Capella)
The Various Flavors of Coffee
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Anthony Capella
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
72
Michael Faber
Hellion (Beatrice Small)
Hellion
73
Beatrice Small
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
74
Dan Brown
Equador (Miguel Sousa Tavares)
Equador
75
Miguel Sousa Tavares
Tsarina (J. Nelle Patrick)
Tsarina
76
J. Nelle Patrick
The Bastard (John Jakes)
The Bastard
77
John Jakes
The Seekers (John Jakes)
The Seekers
78
John Jakes
The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
The Public Burning
79
Robert Coover
Vindication
Vindication
80
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