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Reading Great Historical Fiction - Page 5

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. I've endeavored to list the books in order in light of their historical setting, from prehistoric times through to the twentieth century. This is a list of a range of great historical fiction novels I've read and a few on my TBR pile as well ...
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The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
161
James McBride
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
162
Eleanor Catton
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
163
Peter Carey
Season of the Jew (Maurice Shadbolt)
Season of the Jew
164
Maurice Shadbolt
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
165
Chinua Achebe
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
166
Caleb Carr
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
The Angel of Darkness
167
Caleb Carr
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
168
Ken Follett
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
169
Min Jin Lee
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
170
Erich Maria Remarque
In Pale Battalions (Robert Goddard)
In Pale Battalions
171
Robert Goddard
River of Darkness (Rennie Airth)
River of Darkness
172
Rennie Airth
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
173
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
174
Amor Towles
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
175
Sara Gruen
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
176
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
March Violets (Philip Kerr)
March Violets
177
Philip Kerr
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
178
Arthur Golden
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
179
Ian Serraillier
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mister Tom
180
Michelle Magorian
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
181
John Boyne
The Tatooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tatooist of Auschwitz
182
Heather Morris
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History (Art Spiegelman)
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
183
Art Spiegelman
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began (Art Spiegelman)
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began
184
Art Spiegelman
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
185
Kurt Vonnegut
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
186
Thomas Keneally
King Rat (James Clavell)
King Rat
187
James Clavell
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
188
Markus Zusak
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
189
Mary Ann Shaffer
Mudbound (Hillary Jordan)
Mudbound
190
Hillary Jordan
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
191
Harper Lee
I Am David (Anne Holm)
I Am David
192
Anne Holm
The Lilies of the Field (William E. Barrett)
The Lilies of the Field
193
William E. Barrett
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
194
Delia Owens
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
195
Barbara Kingsolver
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
196
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
197
Kathryn Stockett
Noble House (James Clavell)
Noble House
198
James Clavell
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
199
Khalid Hosseini
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
200
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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