18th Century Historic Fiction
Explore the best 18th century historic fiction books! Dive into captivating tales of love, war, and adventure set in the 1700s. Discover classic and lesser-known gems now.
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The Scandal of the Season
by Sophie Gee
Sexy and audacious, this irresistible debut novel reconstructs the real-life scandal that inspired Alexander Popes famous and bestselling poem, The Rape of the Lock.
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Bridge of San Luis Rey
by Thornton Wilder
"On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below." With this celebrated …
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Doña Inés Vs. Oblivion
by Ana Teresa Torres
Winner of the Pegasus Prize for International Literature, this novel tells the history of a bitter family dispute, beginning in 18th century Caracas and spanning …
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Rob Roy
by Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott—who invented the historical novel—is still the writer to whom we turn when we seek the undiluted pleasures of narrative romance. His Rob …
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The Nature of Monsters
by Clare Clark
Following her successful debut of "The Great Stink"--a "New York Times" Editors' Choice selection--Clark has created another transporting novel with exquisite prose, dark humor, and …
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Waverley
by Walter Scott
Romantic young English captain in Scotland during the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745 strives for love, harmony, and peace.
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The Thief Taker
by Janet Gleeson
In the cellar there was no sound at all except her own breathing and the soft rustle of her skirts. After her eyes had grown …
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Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
by Diana Gabaldon
From the exquisitely talented and award-winning author of the Outlander saga comes this latest addition as Lord John Grey, an 18th-century Englishman, pursues a deadly …
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The Chess Machine
by Robert Löhr
Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen dazzles the public with the "creation" of an automated chess-playing machine that is secretly operated from within by an outcast Italian …
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The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B
by Sandra Gulland
Passion intertwines with fate in this riveting and historically rich novel about the journey of a woman from poverty to ultimate power in Revolution-era France. …
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The Serpent in the Garden
by Janet Gleeson
A wedding day murder leads to a commissioned portrait painter fighting to defend his reputation in this historical mystery filled with greed and revenge from …
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Lucia
by Andrea Di Robilant
The world of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Venice is revealed through the life of Lucia Mocenigo and her letters to her sister as she …
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Demelza
by Winston Graham
Set in the closing years of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel is part of the Poldark saga. At the heart of the novel stand Demelza …
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The Angry Tide
by Winston Graham
Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliament - his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided still about …
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Jeremy Poldark
by Winston Graham
Set in the closing years of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel is part of the Poldark saga. At the heart of the novel stand Demelza …
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Warleggan
by Winston Graham
Set in the closing years of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel is part of the Poldark saga. At the heart of the novel stand Demelza …
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The Black Moon
by Winston Graham
The birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families, and the enduring …
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The Four Swans
by Winston Graham
Set in the closing years of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel is part of the Poldark saga. At the heart of the novel stand Demelza …
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Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
by Sandra Gulland
In the second novel in the acclaimed Josephine B. Trilogy, Sandra Gulland offers a sweeping yet intimate portrayal of the political and personal struggles of …
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The Last Great Dance on Earth
by Sandra Gulland
The Last Great Dance on Earth is the triumphant final volume of Sandra Gulland's beloved trilogy based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte. When the …
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Master and Commander (Vol. Book 1) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
by Patrick O'Brian
The beginning of the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester This, the first in the splendid series of …