Historical fiction

The best books on historical fiction, ranked by quality.

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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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The Aeneid Publius Vergilius Maro · 1592
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (8 ratings)

EN Free ebook Classics Ancient & medieval settings
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The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper · 1826
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (20 ratings)

EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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El Dorado Emma Orczy · 1913
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (21 ratings)

EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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Chivalry James Branch Cabell · 1909
EN Free ebook Fantasy Historical fiction Short stories
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Pimpernel and Rosemary Emma Orczy · 1924
EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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Some Do Not … Ford Madox Ford · 1924
EN Free ebook Literary fiction Classics War fiction
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The Dark Forest Hugh Walpole · 1916
EN Free ebook Literary fiction Classics War fiction
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The Enormous Room E. E. Cummings · 1949
EN Free ebook Memoir Classics War fiction
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The Secret City Hugh Walpole · 1919
EN Free ebook Literary fiction Classics War fiction

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