Historical Fiction Books
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan DoyleMicah Clarke is a historical adventure novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1889 and set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England. The book is a bildungsroman whose protago..
Twenty Years After
Alexandre DumasTwenty Years After is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized from January to August 1845. A book of The d'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers and precedes The Vicomte de Br..
The Borgias
Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most wide..
Waverley
Sir Walter ScottWaverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western traditi..
The Story of an African Farm
Olive SchreinerThe Story of an African Farm was South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel. It was an immediate success and has become recognised as one of the first feminist novels...
The Black Moth - A Romance of the XVIIIth Century
Georgette HeyerThe Black Moth is a Georgian era romance novel by the British author Georgette Heyer, set around 1751. Published when Heyer was nineteen, The Black Moth was her debut novel. It was based on a story sh..
Book Of Pirates
Howard PyleHoward Pyle's Book Of Pirates is a collection of short stories recounting the rip-roaring adventures of swashbuckling pirates and buccaneers in the Spanish Main..
The Black Tulip
Alexandre DumasThe Black Tulip is a historical novel written by Alexandre Dumas. The story begins with a historical event — the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime ..