Historical Gems from the Past

1.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,937 ratings
2.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,279 ratings
3.
Shadow of the Moon
Shadow of the Moon
by: M.M. Kaye
4.23 avg rating — 4,625 ratings
4.
Penmarric
Penmarric 4.13 avg rating — 6,728 ratings
5.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,758 ratings
6.
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 22,328 ratings
7.
Cashelmara
Cashelmara 4.11 avg rating — 9,164 ratings
8.
Trade Wind
Trade Wind
by: M.M. Kaye
3.99 avg rating — 3,135 ratings
9.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,055 ratings
10.
Angelique (Angelique: Original version, #1)
Angelique (Angelique: Original version, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
11.
Zemindar
Zemindar 4.19 avg rating — 2,081 ratings
12.
The Robe
The Robe 4.23 avg rating — 26,920 ratings
13.
Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty
Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty 4.15 avg rating — 19,542 ratings
13.
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,507 ratings
15.
Shogun (Asian Saga)
Shogun (Asian Saga) 4.41 avg rating — 206,505 ratings
16.
Dear and Glorious Physician
Dear and Glorious Physician 4.34 avg rating — 8,115 ratings
17.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,214 ratings
18.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,741 ratings
19.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
20.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,087 ratings
21.
Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail 4.15 avg rating — 4,387 ratings
22.
Calico Palace
Calico Palace 4.09 avg rating — 2,672 ratings
23.
Celia Garth
Celia Garth 4.12 avg rating — 4,153 ratings
24.
The Heaven Tree Trilogy: The Heaven Tree / The Green Branch / The Scarlet Seed
The Heaven Tree Trilogy: The Heaven Tree / The Green Branch / The Scarlet Seed 4.31 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
25.
To Serve Them All My Days
To Serve Them All My Days 4.33 avg rating — 3,119 ratings
26.
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage 4.19 avg rating — 3,182 ratings
27.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,836 ratings
28.
The Concubine
The Concubine 3.97 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
29.
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune 4.15 avg rating — 3,532 ratings
30.
The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga, #4)
The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 11,904 ratings
31.
Olivia And Jai (Olivia and Jai, #1)
Olivia And Jai (Olivia and Jai, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,321 ratings
32.
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly 3.97 avg rating — 11,333 ratings
33.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,930 ratings
34.
The Pride of the Peacock
The Pride of the Peacock 3.89 avg rating — 4,707 ratings
35.
Alinor (The Roselynde Chronicles, #2)
Alinor (The Roselynde Chronicles, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 596 ratings
36.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,720 ratings
37.
Roselynde (The Roselynde Chronicles, #1)
Roselynde (The Roselynde Chronicles, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 1,048 ratings
38.
Wild Swan (Wild Swan Trilogy, #1)
Wild Swan (Wild Swan Trilogy, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 1,453 ratings
39.
The Proud Breed
The Proud Breed 4.35 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
40.
God Is an Englishman (Swann Saga, #1)
God Is an Englishman (Swann Saga, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 3,227 ratings
41.
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae 3.71 avg rating — 6,404 ratings
42.
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3)
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3) 4.41 avg rating — 4,930 ratings
43.
Niccolo Rising (The House of Niccolo, #1)
Niccolo Rising (The House of Niccolo, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 4,602 ratings
44.
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg, #1)
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
45.
Old Yeller
Old Yeller 4.10 avg rating — 102,375 ratings
46.
The Lost Queen
The Lost Queen 3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
46.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth 4.11 avg rating — 12,164 ratings
48.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,372 ratings
49.
The Sherwood Ring
The Sherwood Ring 4.14 avg rating — 4,362 ratings
50.
The Mallen Streak
The Mallen Streak 3.99 avg rating — 1,782 ratings
51.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,732 ratings
52.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,299 ratings
53.
Sara Dane
Sara Dane 4.15 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
54.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 3.91 avg rating — 108,855 ratings
55.
Homer's Daughter
Homer's Daughter 3.78 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
56.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,440 ratings
57.
Midnight is a Place
Midnight is a Place 3.96 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
58.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley 4.21 avg rating — 18,451 ratings
58.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 624,033 ratings
60.
Arundel
Arundel 4.22 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
61.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,789 ratings
62.
Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,889 ratings
63.
Our Town
Our Town 3.74 avg rating — 58,054 ratings
64.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,604 ratings
65.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,969 ratings
66.
Savannah Purchase (Purchas Family, #1)
Savannah Purchase (Purchas Family, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 674 ratings
67.
Désirée
Désirée 4.16 avg rating — 12,204 ratings
68.
Esther
Esther 3.99 avg rating — 246 ratings
68.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,627 ratings
70.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,756 ratings
71.
Rabble in Arms
Rabble in Arms 4.33 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
72.
King Hereafter
King Hereafter 4.25 avg rating — 2,237 ratings
73.
Pargeters
Pargeters 4.02 avg rating — 301 ratings
74.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,422 ratings
75.
The Cinder Path
The Cinder Path 3.91 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
76.
The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo 4.09 avg rating — 93,735 ratings
77.
The Perilous Gard
The Perilous Gard 4.10 avg rating — 9,016 ratings
78.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,093 ratings
79.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Chronicles, #1)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Chronicles, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 22,173 ratings
80.
Red Eve
Red Eve 3.69 avg rating — 136 ratings
81.
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey 4.13 avg rating — 477 ratings
82.
Hannah Fowler (Kentuckians, #2)
Hannah Fowler (Kentuckians, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 593 ratings
83.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,557 ratings
84.
Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete 4.11 avg rating — 161 ratings
85.
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles 4.26 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
86.
Five Smooth Stones
Five Smooth Stones 4.43 avg rating — 3,550 ratings
87.
And Quiet Flows the Don
And Quiet Flows the Don 4.11 avg rating — 12,976 ratings
87.
The Twelfth Transforming
The Twelfth Transforming 4.06 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
89.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,877 ratings
90.
Anna (The Kirov Saga, #1)
Anna (The Kirov Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 505 ratings
91.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,462 ratings
92.
Child of the Morning
Child of the Morning 4.14 avg rating — 4,468 ratings
93.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,664 ratings
94.
The Brothers of Gwynedd (Brothers of Gwynedd #1-4)
The Brothers of Gwynedd (Brothers of Gwynedd #1-4) 4.15 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
95.
Beyond All Frontiers
Beyond All Frontiers 4.09 avg rating — 151 ratings
96.
Gildenford (Norman Quartet, #1)
Gildenford (Norman Quartet, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 114 ratings
97.
The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice 3.73 avg rating — 43,210 ratings
98.
Oh, Kentucky!
Oh, Kentucky! 4.33 avg rating — 301 ratings
99.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,375 ratings
100.
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill 3.74 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
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