My favorite historical novels of all time

Discover the best historical novels of all time! Explore my top picks for captivating stories set in the past, from epic adventures to intimate dramas. Perfect for history buffs and fiction lovers alike.

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Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. One of the …
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Great Maria

by Cecelia Holland

When Maria obeys her father's wishes in marrying an ambitious young knight, she assumes a role of grim responsibility in the feudal society of southern …
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These is My Words

by Nancy E. Turner

A novel, told in diary form, of a pioneer woman's experiences in territorial Arizona. Includes discussion questions at the end.
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Lady of Hay

by Barbara Erskine

So well researched and so well written that it is almost impossible to put down. The novel has everything that readers of racy fiction could …
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Forever Amber

by Kathleen Winsor

The adventures of Amber St. Clare, the willful and beautiful illegitimate daughter of noble parents who was raised on a farm by people she knew …
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The wreath

 

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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

An orphan girl who accepts employment as a governess finds herself involved in a family secret and in love with her employer.
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Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Uniquely packaged to appeal to the young reader with bright, colorful cover art, this Tor Classic tells of four sisters: Meg the beauty, Jo the …
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A Vision of Light

by Judith Merkle Riley

In 1355, Margaret of Ashbury depends on renegade friar Brother Gregory to record her life story and state of Mystic Union, and he is forced …
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The Witching Hour

by Anne Rice

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the first installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chronicles—the inspiration for the hit …
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The Clan of the Cave Bear

by Jean M. Auel

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved …
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Lonesome Dove

by Larry McMurtry

Tells of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana and shows how one man's dream to create an empire affects others.
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Katherine

by Anya Seton

A biographical novel concerning the love affair between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, in fourteenth-century England.
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Rebecca

by Daphne Du Maurier

"Last Night I Dreamt I Went To Manderley Again." So the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter remembered the chilling events that led her down the …
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Green Darkness

 

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Through a Glass Darkly

by Karleen Koen

"A completely involving story...power, greed, family conflict, burning ambition and passion kindle the plot. Readers will be captivated "-- Publishers Weekly Karleen Koen's sweeping saga …
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Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

“Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.”—The New York Times Book Review The …
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A knight in shining armor

 

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