Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain

1.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating — 44,666 ratings
2.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,216 ratings
3.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,116 ratings
4.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,482 ratings
5.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,104 ratings
6.
Affinity
Affinity 3.75 avg rating — 28,185 ratings
7.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,861 ratings
8.
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 29,968 ratings
9.
The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1)
The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 9,525 ratings
10.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,359 ratings
11.
The Observations
The Observations 3.62 avg rating — 7,395 ratings
12.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,365 ratings
13.
The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3)
The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 73,023 ratings
14.
The Children's Book
The Children's Book 3.68 avg rating — 18,832 ratings
15.
Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle, #2)
Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 111,722 ratings
16.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,814 ratings
17.
The Quincunx
The Quincunx 4.02 avg rating — 8,104 ratings
18.
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects 3.64 avg rating — 6,055 ratings
19.
Drood
Drood 3.54 avg rating — 17,353 ratings
20.
Arthur & George
Arthur & George 3.72 avg rating — 18,622 ratings
21.
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 21,350 ratings
22.
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.79 avg rating — 18,095 ratings
23.
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2)
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 24,606 ratings
24.
The Glass of Time (The Meaning of Night, #2)
The Glass of Time (The Meaning of Night, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 4,020 ratings
25.
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 578,185 ratings
26.
The Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart, #2)
The Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 16,115 ratings
27.
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1)
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 40,088 ratings
28.
The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1)
The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 21,848 ratings
29.
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,646 ratings
30.
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,217 ratings
31.
A Poisoned Season (Lady Emily, #2)
A Poisoned Season (Lady Emily, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 13,622 ratings
32.
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 470,114 ratings
33.
The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3)
The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 13,407 ratings
34.
Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)
Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42,119 ratings
35.
From Hell
From Hell 4.19 avg rating — 43,722 ratings
36.
Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs 3.69 avg rating — 4,404 ratings
37.
Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 48,038 ratings
38.
The Body at the Tower (The Agency, #2)
The Body at the Tower (The Agency, #2)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.99 avg rating — 9,832 ratings
39.
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #1)
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 2,426 ratings
40.
The Blood Doctor
The Blood Doctor 3.52 avg rating — 1,931 ratings
41.
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera 3.88 avg rating — 14,164 ratings
42.
A Fatal Waltz (Lady Emily, #3)
A Fatal Waltz (Lady Emily, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 11,223 ratings
43.
Stone's Fall
Stone's Fall 3.87 avg rating — 8,675 ratings
44.
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery 3.89 avg rating — 34,077 ratings
45.
The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1)
The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 59,704 ratings
46.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,396 ratings
47.
Gillespie and I
Gillespie and I 3.83 avg rating — 4,478 ratings
48.
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 16,921 ratings
49.
Alice I Have Been
Alice I Have Been 3.65 avg rating — 15,352 ratings
50.
The Traitor in the Tunnel (The Agency, #3)
The Traitor in the Tunnel (The Agency, #3)
by: Y.S. Lee
4.07 avg rating — 7,327 ratings
51.
Execution Dock (William Monk, #16)
Execution Dock (William Monk, #16) 4.07 avg rating — 3,767 ratings
52.
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 56,419 ratings
53.
Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2)
Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,124 ratings
54.
Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4)
Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 35,983 ratings
55.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,620 ratings
56.
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 42,397 ratings
57.
Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby 3.98 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
58.
Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2)
Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 8,039 ratings
59.
The Somnambulist (Domino Men #1)
The Somnambulist (Domino Men #1) 3.22 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
60.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,574 ratings
61.
Silent on the Moor (Lady Julia Grey, #3)
Silent on the Moor (Lady Julia Grey, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 15,088 ratings
62.
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 174,866 ratings
63.
Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey, #4)
Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 12,549 ratings
64.
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes, #3)
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 16,317 ratings
65.
Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)
Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 32,275 ratings
66.
The Queen and Lord M (Queen Victoria, #2)
The Queen and Lord M (Queen Victoria, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 610 ratings
67.
The Captive of Kensington Palace (Queen Victoria, #1)
The Captive of Kensington Palace (Queen Victoria, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 902 ratings
68.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,958,919 ratings
69.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,176 ratings
70.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,381 ratings
71.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,889 ratings
72.
Bellman & Black
Bellman & Black 3.18 avg rating — 19,741 ratings
73.
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow 4.09 avg rating — 58 ratings
74.
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent 3.52 avg rating — 67,369 ratings
74.
The Lost History of Dreams
The Lost History of Dreams 3.53 avg rating — 1,840 ratings
76.
A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2)
A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 32,274 ratings
77.
A Flaw in the Blood
A Flaw in the Blood 3.35 avg rating — 1,238 ratings
78.
The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5)
The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 18,006 ratings
79.
Victoria in the Wings (Georgian Saga, #11)
Victoria in the Wings (Georgian Saga, #11) 3.92 avg rating — 287 ratings
80.
The Queen's Husband (Queen Victoria, #3)
The Queen's Husband (Queen Victoria, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 517 ratings
81.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,385 ratings
81.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,859 ratings
83.
The Widow of Windsor (Queen Victoria, #4)
The Widow of Windsor (Queen Victoria, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 473 ratings
84.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,708 ratings
85.
The Dark Enquiry (Lady Julia Grey, #5)
The Dark Enquiry (Lady Julia Grey, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 10,801 ratings
85.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,245 ratings
87.
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #2)
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 766 ratings
87.
The Osiris Ritual (Newbury and Hobbes, #2)
The Osiris Ritual (Newbury and Hobbes, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 2,645 ratings
89.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,758 ratings
90.
Tethers (The Tethers Trilogy #1)
Tethers (The Tethers Trilogy #1) 3.85 avg rating — 176 ratings
90.
The Girl Who Was a Gentleman
The Girl Who Was a Gentleman 3.83 avg rating — 329 ratings
92.
Anything But Treason (Adventures of a Victorian Soldier #1)
Anything But Treason (Adventures of a Victorian Soldier #1) 4.15 avg rating — 175 ratings
93.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,208 ratings
94.
The Visitors
The Visitors 3.66 avg rating — 481 ratings
95.
The Ripper's Wife
The Ripper's Wife 3.29 avg rating — 309 ratings
96.
Walking in Pimlico
Walking in Pimlico 2.95 avg rating — 250 ratings
97.
The Patient's Eyes
The Patient's Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 739 ratings
98.
Rivals in the City (The Agency, #4)
Rivals in the City (The Agency, #4)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.93 avg rating — 3,444 ratings
99.
Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria (Queens of England, #3)
Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria (Queens of England, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 1,636 ratings
100.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,288 ratings
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