Best "Classic" Historical Fiction

1.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,258,018 ratings
2.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating β€” 35,119 ratings
3.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 19,447 ratings
4.
I, Claudius
I, Claudius 4.24 avg rating β€” 71,602 ratings
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The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 9,983 ratings
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The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating β€” 6,701 ratings
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Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2)
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2) 4.45 avg rating β€” 4,728 ratings
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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating β€” 123,988 ratings
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Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,485 ratings
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,424 ratings
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Devil Water
Devil Water 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,935 ratings
12.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,090 ratings
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The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3)
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) 4.58 avg rating β€” 4,096 ratings
14.
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4)
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) 4.62 avg rating β€” 4,005 ratings
15.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating β€” 50,451 ratings
16.
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) 4.20 avg rating β€” 16,357 ratings
17.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,454 ratings
18.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,067 ratings
19.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating β€” 361,068 ratings
20.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating β€” 356,981 ratings
21.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,769 ratings
22.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,933 ratings
23.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating β€” 340,220 ratings
24.
The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne, #4)
The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne, #4) 3.99 avg rating β€” 66,594 ratings
25.
The Grand Sophy
The Grand Sophy 4.17 avg rating β€” 35,597 ratings
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Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating β€” 26,869 ratings
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The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5)
The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5) 4.58 avg rating β€” 3,635 ratings
28.
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6)
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) 4.70 avg rating β€” 3,739 ratings
29.
The King Must Die
The King Must Die 3.97 avg rating β€” 10,101 ratings
30.
My Theodosia
My Theodosia 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,506 ratings
31.
Lion Invincible (The Percy Trilogy, #3)
Lion Invincible (The Percy Trilogy, #3) 4.12 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 4.03 avg rating β€” 37,355 ratings
33.
The Norman Pretender (Norman Quartet, #2)
The Norman Pretender (Norman Quartet, #2) 4.10 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
33.
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg, #1)
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,650 ratings
35.
Gildenford (Norman Quartet, #1)
Gildenford (Norman Quartet, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 114 ratings
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The Glass-Blowers
The Glass-Blowers 3.71 avg rating β€” 3,046 ratings
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The Disputed Crown (Norman Quartet, #3)
The Disputed Crown (Norman Quartet, #3) 4.20 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
38.
Twenty Years After (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #2)
Twenty Years After (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 25,158 ratings
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Les MisΓ©rables
Les MisΓ©rables 4.21 avg rating β€” 830,228 ratings
40.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating β€” 545,742 ratings
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True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating β€” 68,482 ratings
42.
Lust for Life
Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating β€” 30,950 ratings
43.
The Lost Queen of Egypt
The Lost Queen of Egypt 4.48 avg rating β€” 327 ratings
44.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating β€” 311,407 ratings
45.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,935 ratings
46.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating β€” 41,007 ratings
46.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,264 ratings
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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating β€” 222,349 ratings
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The Citadel
The Citadel 4.24 avg rating β€” 10,318 ratings
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King of the Wood (Norman Quartet, #4)
King of the Wood (Norman Quartet, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
50.
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2)
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2) 4.40 avg rating β€” 973 ratings
52.
Kristin Lavransdatter 1-3: The Bridal Wreath/The Mistress of Husaby/The Cross
Kristin Lavransdatter 1-3: The Bridal Wreath/The Mistress of Husaby/The Cross 4.31 avg rating β€” 13,882 ratings
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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 22,385 ratings
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Louise de La Vallière (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #3.2)
Louise de La Vallière (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #3.2) 3.91 avg rating — 4,751 ratings
54.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating β€” 971,589 ratings
56.
Ever After (Williamsburg, #3)
Ever After (Williamsburg, #3) 4.39 avg rating β€” 696 ratings
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Destiny
Destiny 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,363 ratings
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating β€” 13,372 ratings
57.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating β€” 41,766 ratings
57.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 66,219 ratings
61.
Rest without peace
Rest without peace 4.17 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
61.
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street 4.24 avg rating β€” 2,673 ratings
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Immortal Queen: A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots
Immortal Queen: A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots 4.12 avg rating β€” 237 ratings
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Queen's Folly
Queen's Folly 3.99 avg rating β€” 94 ratings
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Night Falls On The City: The Lost Masterpiece of Wartime Vienna
Night Falls On The City: The Lost Masterpiece of Wartime Vienna 4.03 avg rating β€” 315 ratings
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The Tudor Wench
The Tudor Wench 3.78 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating β€” 239,363 ratings
68.
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3)
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) 4.18 avg rating β€” 20,497 ratings
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Fields of Fire
Fields of Fire 4.21 avg rating β€” 7,680 ratings
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Seek the Fair Land
Seek the Fair Land 4.17 avg rating β€” 703 ratings
71.
Evergreen (Werner Family Saga, #1)
Evergreen (Werner Family Saga, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 27,866 ratings
72.
Homer's Daughter
Homer's Daughter 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,035 ratings
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Os Maias
Os Maias 3.99 avg rating β€” 26,455 ratings
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RakΓ³ssy
RakΓ³ssy 3.96 avg rating β€” 133 ratings
75.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile 4.21 avg rating β€” 636 ratings
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The Lords of Vaumartin
The Lords of Vaumartin 3.64 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
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The Firedrake
The Firedrake 3.89 avg rating β€” 222 ratings
78.
The Earl
The Earl 3.95 avg rating β€” 259 ratings
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem 3.88 avg rating β€” 396 ratings
80.
Great Maria
Great Maria 4.09 avg rating β€” 592 ratings
81.
The Mayflower Marriage
The Mayflower Marriage 4.39 avg rating β€” 122 ratings
82.
The Cloister and the Hearth
The Cloister and the Hearth 3.93 avg rating β€” 423 ratings
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I, Jacqueline
I, Jacqueline 3.24 avg rating β€” 97 ratings
84.
I Am Mary Tudor (Mary Tudor, #1)
I Am Mary Tudor (Mary Tudor, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 175 ratings
85.
Witch Queen (LIN)
Witch Queen (LIN) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
86.
Destiny's Lady
Destiny's Lady 3.73 avg rating β€” 63 ratings
87.
Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie
Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie 4.04 avg rating β€” 6,051 ratings
88.
Downright Dencey
Downright Dencey 3.78 avg rating β€” 332 ratings
89.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating β€” 157,962 ratings
90.
Spring Came On Forever (Bison Book S)
Spring Came On Forever (Bison Book S) 4.14 avg rating β€” 545 ratings
91.
A White Bird Flying
A White Bird Flying 4.21 avg rating β€” 745 ratings
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The Lieutenant's Lady
The Lieutenant's Lady 4.10 avg rating β€” 320 ratings
93.
A Lantern in Her Hand
A Lantern in Her Hand 4.19 avg rating β€” 6,998 ratings
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Rabble in Arms
Rabble in Arms 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,173 ratings
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Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage 4.19 avg rating β€” 3,182 ratings
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Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey 4.13 avg rating β€” 477 ratings
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Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,551 ratings
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The Handsome Road (Plantation Trilogy, #2)
The Handsome Road (Plantation Trilogy, #2) 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,100 ratings
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Deep Summer (Plantation Trilogy, #1)
Deep Summer (Plantation Trilogy, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,702 ratings
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Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail 4.15 avg rating β€” 4,387 ratings
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