Historical Novels About Illness

1.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,052 ratings
2.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,239 ratings
3.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
4.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,998 ratings
5.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,962 ratings
6.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,685 ratings
7.
The Plague
The Plague 4.02 avg rating — 300,327 ratings
8.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,934 ratings
9.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,805 ratings
10.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil 3.97 avg rating — 50,327 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,063 ratings
12.
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 90,470 ratings
13.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain 4.13 avg rating — 56,597 ratings
14.
Lisa, Bright and Dark
Lisa, Bright and Dark 3.63 avg rating — 3,936 ratings
15.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating — 34,822 ratings
16.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 4.14 avg rating — 28,853 ratings
17.
A Cuppa Tea and an Aspirin
A Cuppa Tea and an Aspirin 4.06 avg rating — 959 ratings
18.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
19.
The Miracle Thief
The Miracle Thief 3.46 avg rating — 168 ratings
20.
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith 3.84 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
21.
The Pull of the Stars
The Pull of the Stars 3.95 avg rating — 87,009 ratings
22.
Deenie
Deenie 3.79 avg rating — 17,740 ratings
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The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,800 ratings
24.
Queen of Hearts: Coming of Age in a Hospital Bed
Queen of Hearts: Coming of Age in a Hospital Bed 3.66 avg rating — 732 ratings
25.
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1)
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 5,832 ratings
26.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,875 ratings
27.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,451 ratings
28.
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby 3.94 avg rating — 46,292 ratings
29.
Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira 3.97 avg rating — 27,859 ratings
29.
A White Room
A White Room 3.79 avg rating — 209 ratings
29.
Antonio's Will
Antonio's Will 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings
29.
Leofric: Sword of the Angles (Leofric #1)
Leofric: Sword of the Angles (Leofric #1) 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Incurable
Incurable 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
29.
This Time of Dying
This Time of Dying 3.34 avg rating — 145 ratings
29.
The Alchemist's Cat (The Deptford Histories, #1)
The Alchemist's Cat (The Deptford Histories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 956 ratings
29.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,880 ratings
37.
Rowan the Strange (Ivy, #3)
Rowan the Strange (Ivy, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 320 ratings
37.
Just Before Dawn (Strong #2)
Just Before Dawn (Strong #2) 4.20 avg rating — 293 ratings
37.
Vixen
Vixen 3.50 avg rating — 515 ratings
40.
Breath
Breath 3.79 avg rating — 946 ratings
41.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun 4.21 avg rating — 47,420 ratings
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Remedy For Treason (Chronicles Of Isaac Of Girona, #1)
Remedy For Treason (Chronicles Of Isaac Of Girona, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 338 ratings
43.
The Greenlanders
The Greenlanders 3.93 avg rating — 3,029 ratings
43.
A Journal of the Plague Year
A Journal of the Plague Year 3.56 avg rating — 11,576 ratings
45.
Hamnet
Hamnet 4.19 avg rating — 310,926 ratings
46.
The Black Death: A Personal History
The Black Death: A Personal History 3.51 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
46.
Warriors in Winter (MacEgan Brothers, #7)
Warriors in Winter (MacEgan Brothers, #7) 3.90 avg rating — 266 ratings
46.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,602 ratings
49.
Black Water
Black Water 3.41 avg rating — 27 ratings
49.
The Years of Rice and Salt
The Years of Rice and Salt 3.76 avg rating — 15,184 ratings
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Marion Fay
Marion Fay 3.76 avg rating — 270 ratings
52.
Breathing Room
Breathing Room 4.21 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
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Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #2)
Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 1,643 ratings
54.
The Oystercatcher's Cry
The Oystercatcher's Cry 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
55.
A Death-Struck Year
A Death-Struck Year 3.97 avg rating — 2,365 ratings
55.
Nursing Woman (Tildy #3)
Nursing Woman (Tildy #3) 4.50 avg rating — 34 ratings
57.
Cousin Kate
Cousin Kate 3.60 avg rating — 7,866 ratings
58.
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,837 ratings
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The Physician's Tale (The Plague Tales, #3)
The Physician's Tale (The Plague Tales, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 659 ratings
60.
An Egg on Three Sticks
An Egg on Three Sticks 3.80 avg rating — 613 ratings
60.
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 13,292 ratings
60.
The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)
The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5) 3.84 avg rating — 31,151 ratings
63.
One for Sorrow
One for Sorrow 4.34 avg rating — 47 ratings
64.
The Shutter of Snow
The Shutter of Snow 3.45 avg rating — 539 ratings
65.
98 Reasons for Being
98 Reasons for Being 3.47 avg rating — 165 ratings
66.
Little Red Lies
Little Red Lies 3.17 avg rating — 335 ratings
66.
Venetia
Venetia 4.11 avg rating — 19,546 ratings
68.
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters 4.13 avg rating — 50,106 ratings
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The King's Shadow
The King's Shadow 3.92 avg rating — 874 ratings
70.
All About Passion (Cynster, #7)
All About Passion (Cynster, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 7,653 ratings
71.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,456 ratings
72.
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right 3.88 avg rating — 6,024 ratings