Historical Fiction Books

The Martyr of the Catacombs

James De Mille

The Martyr of the Catacombs by is a historical fiction novel written by James De Mille,a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian popular writer who published numerous wor..

Caligula

Suetonius

Caligula was one of the Twelve Caesars who are illuminated in the great work by Suetonius. If you want to read about one of the "baddies," that is, one of the most deranged leaders in the history of H..

Lorna Doone - A Romance of Exmoor

R. D. Blackmore

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century..

Le Roman Historique a l'Epoque Romantique - Essai sur l'Influence de Walter

Louis Maigron

Le Roman Historique a l'Epoque Romantique - Essai sur l'Influence de Walter by Louis Maigron...

A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson

William Morris

A Dream of John Ball is a novel by English author William Morris about the Great Revolt of 1381, conventionally called "the Peasants' Revolt". It features the rebel priest John Ball, who was accused o..

The Reign of Greed

José Rizal

The Reign of Greed, is the second novel written by Philippine national hero José Rizal. It is the sequel to Noli me tangere and, like the first book, was written in Spanish. It was first published in ..

Celebrated Crimes (Complete)

Alexandre Dumas

Celebrated Crimes is a collection of 18 essays by Alexandre Dumas, a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Here are t..

Man in the Iron Mask (an Essay)

Alexandre Dumas

This is the essay entitled The Man in the Iron Mask, not the novel “The Man in the Iron Mask”. For nearly one hundred years this curious problem has exercised the imagination of writers of fiction—and..