Historical fiction worth reading

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Beyond the Ghetto Gates
Beyond the Ghetto Gates 4.03 avg rating β€” 524 ratings
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Bel Canto
Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating β€” 312,374 ratings
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Whistling Past the Graveyard
Whistling Past the Graveyard 4.10 avg rating β€” 42,503 ratings
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The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating β€” 22,756 ratings
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Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,256 ratings
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Les MisΓ©rables
Les MisΓ©rables 4.21 avg rating β€” 830,219 ratings
107.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,482 ratings
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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 281,974 ratings
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Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating β€” 387,457 ratings
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Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating β€” 30,535 ratings
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The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating β€” 79,266 ratings
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Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating β€” 51,570 ratings
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating β€” 57,112 ratings
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The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 28,125 ratings
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Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating β€” 75,301 ratings
116.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating β€” 44,842 ratings
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QB VII
QB VII
by: Leon Uris
4.20 avg rating β€” 30,364 ratings
118.
Bane of the Innocent
Bane of the Innocent 4.60 avg rating β€” 148 ratings
119.
From Maid to Duchess (A Fairytale Retelling, #1)
From Maid to Duchess (A Fairytale Retelling, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
120.
The Einstein Girl
The Einstein Girl 3.49 avg rating β€” 1,121 ratings
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,932 ratings
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The Plantagenet Prelude (Plantagenet Saga, #1)
The Plantagenet Prelude (Plantagenet Saga, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,816 ratings
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The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating β€” 245,655 ratings
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 278,693 ratings
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The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating β€” 452,156 ratings
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Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 9,385 ratings
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An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls 3.82 avg rating β€” 44,058 ratings
128.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating β€” 262,720 ratings
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Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating β€” 10,488 ratings
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 866,410 ratings
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I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating β€” 320,913 ratings
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All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1)
All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 4,560 ratings
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Alice's Tulips
Alice's Tulips 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,331 ratings
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Labyrinth (Languedoc, #1)
Labyrinth (Languedoc, #1) 3.62 avg rating β€” 58,391 ratings
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Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating β€” 16,325 ratings
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating β€” 992,020 ratings
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Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) 4.42 avg rating β€” 578,212 ratings
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Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating β€” 138,053 ratings
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Five Quarters of the Orange
Five Quarters of the Orange 3.87 avg rating β€” 38,136 ratings
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating β€” 933,577 ratings
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Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating β€” 80,874 ratings
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The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca 3.96 avg rating β€” 42,046 ratings
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Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) 4.55 avg rating β€” 470,143 ratings
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The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating β€” 26,344 ratings
145.
The Concubine
The Concubine 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,214 ratings
146.
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife 3.49 avg rating β€” 90,813 ratings
147.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,787 ratings
148.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 10,896 ratings
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Eaters of the Dead
Eaters of the Dead 3.71 avg rating β€” 45,606 ratings
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The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating β€” 45,004 ratings
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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating β€” 267,553 ratings
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Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating β€” 16,064 ratings
153.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,420 ratings
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Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating β€” 73,855 ratings
155.
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 10,101 ratings
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner
The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner 4.02 avg rating β€” 157,961 ratings
157.
Mudbound
Mudbound 4.05 avg rating β€” 69,751 ratings
157.
Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,740 ratings
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Michal's Window
Michal's Window 3.80 avg rating β€” 283 ratings
160.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,181 ratings
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Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating β€” 9,731 ratings
162.
Walk Two Moons
Walk Two Moons really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 172,177 ratings
163.
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11)
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11) 3.88 avg rating β€” 3,261 ratings
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The Secret River
The Secret River 3.81 avg rating β€” 24,634 ratings
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Angels Fallen
Angels Fallen 3.63 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
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By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1)
By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 145 ratings
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Apricots and Wolfsbane
Apricots and Wolfsbane 4.35 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
165.
Lost Love's Return
Lost Love's Return 4.25 avg rating β€” 1,092 ratings
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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating β€” 113,034 ratings
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Pattern of Shadows (Mary, #1)
Pattern of Shadows (Mary, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 230 ratings
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La Gualchiera di Fabriano (Una Cronaca Medievale, #1)
La Gualchiera di Fabriano (Una Cronaca Medievale, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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A Scarlet Woman (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #1)
A Scarlet Woman (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 410 ratings
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Il Giudizio di Dio (Una Cronaca Medievale, #2)
Il Giudizio di Dio (Una Cronaca Medievale, #2) 4.43 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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A Different Kind of Fire
A Different Kind of Fire 4.14 avg rating β€” 141 ratings
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A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,761 ratings
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The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery 3.89 avg rating β€” 34,080 ratings
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Bridge Over the River Kwai 3.94 avg rating β€” 10,405 ratings
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Mistress Suffragette
Mistress Suffragette 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,571 ratings
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Two Rivers (The Peacemaker, #1)
Two Rivers (The Peacemaker, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,046 ratings
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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)
The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16) 3.70 avg rating β€” 49,043 ratings
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The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating β€” 11,804 ratings
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Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 40,100 ratings
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Timeline
Timeline 3.87 avg rating β€” 214,271 ratings
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A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember 4.20 avg rating β€” 837,851 ratings
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A Flicker of Light
A Flicker of Light 3.95 avg rating β€” 1,670 ratings
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The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating β€” 28,382 ratings
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Hild (The Hild Sequence #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 12,544 ratings
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The Iron Road
The Iron Road 3.78 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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The Goldsmith's Wife
The Goldsmith's Wife 3.89 avg rating β€” 642 ratings
190.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating β€” 551,968 ratings
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Cashelmara
Cashelmara 4.11 avg rating β€” 9,162 ratings
192.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating β€” 219,179 ratings
192.
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1) 3.51 avg rating β€” 17,846 ratings
192.
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6)
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6) 3.87 avg rating β€” 8,511 ratings
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The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating β€” 14,187 ratings
195.
You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2)
You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 5,175 ratings
197.
Across the Nightingale Floor
Across the Nightingale Floor 4.06 avg rating β€” 44,716 ratings
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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating β€” 8,603 ratings
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,067 ratings
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Frederica
Frederica 4.19 avg rating β€” 24,341 ratings
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