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Historical fiction

The best books on historical fiction, ranked by quality.

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    Les Misérables Victor Hugo · 1862
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (60 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Scarlet Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (28 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Mr. Standfast John Buchan · 1918
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Spy thriller Classics War fiction
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    Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (9 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas · 1844
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (30 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1850
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (21 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Michael Strogoff Jules Verne · 1876
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (7 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Luck of Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray · 1853
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Vicomte de Bragelonne Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet, Auguste Maquet · 1848
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Twenty Years After Alexandre Dumas · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (9 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Luis Stevenson, robert l stevenson · 1888
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain · 1881
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (39 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Middle grade
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    In the Midst of Life Ambrose Bierce, A Bierce · 1891
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics War fiction Short stories
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    Salammbô Gustave Flaubert · 1863
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Ancient & medieval settings
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    The Sea Hawk Rafael Sabatini · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (210 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Lorna Doone R. D. Blackmore · 1656
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Historical romance
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    Kim Rudyard Kipling · 1901
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (18 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1919
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (12 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (19 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Middle grade
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    The Elusive Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1908
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (7 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (16 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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