Best Historical Fiction Gems You Suspect Many Have Not Read.

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The Orchid Hour
The Orchid Hour 4.05 avg rating — 544 ratings
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Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 138,226 ratings
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Emma Hamilton
Emma Hamilton 3.68 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Emmeline
Emmeline 3.80 avg rating — 547 ratings
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All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 26,781 ratings
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
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The Lady with the Lamp: The Story of Florence Nightingale
The Lady with the Lamp: The Story of Florence Nightingale 3.97 avg rating — 78 ratings
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The Constant Soldier
The Constant Soldier 4.25 avg rating — 809 ratings
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Vera
Vera 3.75 avg rating — 4,112 ratings
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Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,889 ratings
111.
Dark Quartet: The Story of the Brontës
Dark Quartet: The Story of the Brontës 3.98 avg rating — 787 ratings
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Cloud and Wallfish
Cloud and Wallfish 4.04 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
113.
Rappaccini's Daughter: A Medieval Dark Tale from Padua
Rappaccini's Daughter: A Medieval Dark Tale from Padua 3.89 avg rating — 7,708 ratings
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The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest 3.44 avg rating — 5,297 ratings
113.
The Year of the French
The Year of the French 4.09 avg rating — 1,173 ratings
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Jezebel
Jezebel 3.95 avg rating — 1,815 ratings
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Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,016 ratings
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The Last Mrs. Summers (Her Royal Spyness, #14)
The Last Mrs. Summers (Her Royal Spyness, #14) 4.16 avg rating — 9,578 ratings
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Ismeni (The Legend of Sheba #0.5)
Ismeni (The Legend of Sheba #0.5)
by: Tosca Lee
4.17 avg rating — 649 ratings
119.
The Sword And The Scimitar
The Sword And The Scimitar 4.30 avg rating — 1,700 ratings
119.
The Sultan's Harem
The Sultan's Harem 4.03 avg rating — 6,598 ratings
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City of Women
City of Women 3.79 avg rating — 18,020 ratings
119.
Someone to Watch Over You
Someone to Watch Over You 3.29 avg rating — 155 ratings
124.
The Old Cape House (The Old Cape #1)
The Old Cape House (The Old Cape #1) 3.67 avg rating — 959 ratings
124.
The Flower Boat Girl
The Flower Boat Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,873 ratings
124.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating — 154,814 ratings
124.
Petals in the Ashes
Petals in the Ashes 3.90 avg rating — 1,649 ratings
124.
Above the Bay of Angels
Above the Bay of Angels 4.20 avg rating — 31,456 ratings
129.
Rani Padmavati: The Burning Queen
Rani Padmavati: The Burning Queen 3.61 avg rating — 98 ratings
129.
Strumpet City
Strumpet City 4.27 avg rating — 1,907 ratings
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Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage 4.18 avg rating — 3,268 ratings
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A Place to Hang the Moon
A Place to Hang the Moon 4.57 avg rating — 21,338 ratings
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War in the Nueces Strip: A Double D Western
War in the Nueces Strip: A Double D Western 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
134.
Condemn Me Not: Accused of Witchcraft
Condemn Me Not: Accused of Witchcraft 4.12 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
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Shadowplay
Shadowplay 3.85 avg rating — 3,742 ratings
134.
The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers 4.09 avg rating — 230,247 ratings
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The Exiles
The Exiles 4.15 avg rating — 61,883 ratings
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Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating — 104,862 ratings
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Quarantine
Quarantine
by: Jim Crace
3.68 avg rating — 4,085 ratings
139.
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography 3.94 avg rating — 1,579 ratings
139.
Last Night in Montreal
Last Night in Montreal 3.74 avg rating — 19,753 ratings
142.
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5)
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5) 4.14 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
142.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,014 ratings
144.
The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen
The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen
by: Tosca Lee
4.07 avg rating — 1,669 ratings
144.
Music & Silence
Music & Silence 3.95 avg rating — 4,801 ratings
144.
The Royal Librarian
The Royal Librarian 4.11 avg rating — 6,844 ratings
147.
Black Cake
Black Cake 4.09 avg rating — 216,983 ratings
148.
All I Want
All I Want 3.79 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
148.
The Perfume Collector
The Perfume Collector really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41,910 ratings
150.
The Velvet Room
The Velvet Room 4.29 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
150.
The Sekhmet Bed (The She-King, #1)
The Sekhmet Bed (The She-King, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,154 ratings
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Reading Seraphina
Reading Seraphina 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
152.
The Blizzard Brides (The Blizzard Brides #1)
The Blizzard Brides (The Blizzard Brides #1) 4.33 avg rating — 429 ratings
154.
Holiday in Cambodia
Holiday in Cambodia 3.49 avg rating — 143 ratings
154.
In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating — 21,738 ratings
154.
The Beautiful Strangers
The Beautiful Strangers 4.16 avg rating — 3,173 ratings
157.
Cleopatra's Shadows (Fall of Egypt, #1)
Cleopatra's Shadows (Fall of Egypt, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 1,613 ratings
157.
Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1)
Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 30,069 ratings
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Cleopatra Confesses
Cleopatra Confesses 3.62 avg rating — 1,420 ratings
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The Echo of Old Books
The Echo of Old Books 4.26 avg rating — 116,751 ratings
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Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
162.
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials 3.79 avg rating — 6,270 ratings
162.
The Rose and the Thistle
The Rose and the Thistle 4.15 avg rating — 2,982 ratings
164.
What I Saw and How I Lied
What I Saw and How I Lied 3.53 avg rating — 15,029 ratings
164.
The Briar Club
The Briar Club 4.30 avg rating — 184,191 ratings
166.
Blackberry Wine
Blackberry Wine 3.84 avg rating — 16,610 ratings
167.
Voices from the Other World: Ancient Egyptian Tales
Voices from the Other World: Ancient Egyptian Tales 3.74 avg rating — 439 ratings
168.
Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol
Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol 4.02 avg rating — 756 ratings
168.
Fiona
Fiona 4.02 avg rating — 673 ratings
170.
A Reliable Wife
A Reliable Wife 3.28 avg rating — 80,018 ratings
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Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain 4.02 avg rating — 49,929 ratings
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Journey to America (Journey to America, #1)
Journey to America (Journey to America, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 786 ratings
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Snowbound in Hidden Valley
Snowbound in Hidden Valley 4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Fiona
Fiona 4.02 avg rating — 673 ratings
175.
Sea Change (Premier Fiction Series)
Sea Change (Premier Fiction Series) 3.89 avg rating — 8,247 ratings
175.
The Northern Light
The Northern Light 3.93 avg rating — 347 ratings
177.
The Greek Gods
The Greek Gods 3.89 avg rating — 879 ratings
178.
The Boat People
The Boat People 3.98 avg rating — 7,284 ratings
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Ride the Wind
Ride the Wind 4.39 avg rating — 6,242 ratings
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Lucretia Mott: Friend of Justice (Picture-Book Biography Series)
Lucretia Mott: Friend of Justice (Picture-Book Biography Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman 4.07 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
182.
The Night the Lights Went Out
The Night the Lights Went Out 4.04 avg rating — 15,075 ratings
183.
Homeless Bird
Homeless Bird 4.01 avg rating — 14,718 ratings
184.
Red Sky in the Morning
Red Sky in the Morning 4.39 avg rating — 417 ratings
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The Story of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Story of Franklin D. Roosevelt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Last Bathing Beauty
The Last Bathing Beauty 3.91 avg rating — 11,131 ratings
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Letters of the Prince Consort 1831-1861
Letters of the Prince Consort 1831-1861 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Her First Ball
Her First Ball 3.32 avg rating — 200 ratings
189.
The Magic of Ordinary Days
The Magic of Ordinary Days 3.90 avg rating — 11,292 ratings
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Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating — 226,138 ratings
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Allegra Maud Goldman
Allegra Maud Goldman 4.08 avg rating — 188 ratings
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Galatea
Galatea 3.93 avg rating — 115,652 ratings
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Moki
Moki really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings
193.
The Forgotten Painting (Jack Rogan Mysteries #0.5)
The Forgotten Painting (Jack Rogan Mysteries #0.5) 4.15 avg rating — 853 ratings
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Storm Over Sabrehill
Storm Over Sabrehill 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
196.
Child of the Silent Night: The Inspiring Story of Laura Bridgman, Both Deaf and Blind
Child of the Silent Night: The Inspiring Story of Laura Bridgman, Both Deaf and Blind 4.24 avg rating — 134 ratings
197.
Where the Lilies Bloom
Where the Lilies Bloom 3.84 avg rating — 2,804 ratings
198.
Seventeenth Summer
Seventeenth Summer 3.13 avg rating — 5,189 ratings
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The Girl on the Cliff
The Girl on the Cliff 4.12 avg rating — 31,374 ratings
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Class Action: The Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law
Class Action: The Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 633 ratings
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