Best Historical Fiction

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BURR
di Gore Vidal
2,367 utenti
52 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 157
7 Members
pitjrw, Matteocalosi, ValLloyd, alex68, kara.shamy, ShawIslandLibrary, ManWithAnAgenda
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Memorie di Adriano
di Marguerite Yourcenar
5,457 utenti
125 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 35
20 Members
pitjrw, varielle, aulsmith, Cecrow, roby72, michalsuz, thecoroner, janerawoof, alex68, Twixi, Jarandel, peterveen, Himalmitra, RobPoulton, raperper, jaromdl, Katie1949, fredasteele, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
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Il sogno di Scipione
di Iain Pears
2,205 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 193
5 Members
KimarieBee, freetrader, RobPoulton, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
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The Last of the Wine
di Mary Renault
1,671 utenti
25 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 118
11 Members
smcwl, varielle, thorold, calm, LisaMaria_C, cfk, RobPoulton, leslie.98, DDreawriter, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda
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Lavinia
di Ursula K. Le Guin
2,141 utenti
93 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 214
6 Members
merrystar, al.vick, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda
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L'anno del contagio
di Connie Willis
7,963 utenti
374 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 171
13 Members
brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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The Silent Companions
di Laura Purcell
1,036 utenti
56 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 452
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
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Il grande Mare dei Sargassi
di Jean Rhys
8,454 utenti
254 recensioni
½ 3.5
Classifica globale 372
2 Members
ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
9
Giuliano
di Gore Vidal
1,862 utenti
39 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 237
4 Members
pitjrw, Matteocalosi, RobPoulton, ManWithAnAgenda
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Lincoln
di Gore Vidal
2,618 utenti
43 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 143
10 Members
ehines, karen_o, pitjrw, LisaMaria_C, Doey, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele, RachelDilley, ManWithAnAgenda
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Creazione: [romanzo]
di Gore Vidal
1,570 utenti
24 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 142
8 Members
longway, pitjrw, .Monkey., lewbs, RobPoulton, DDreawriter, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda
12
Pompei
di Robert Harris
5,286 utenti
154 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 125
11 Members
charl08, janerawoof, cfk, peterveen, RobPoulton, al.vick, dsp501, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda
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Quel che resta del giorno
di Kazuo Ishiguro
16,355 utenti
475 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 106
15 Members
Nickelini, rainpebble, deldevries, Doey, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
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Midnight Magic
di Avi
1,707 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 573
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
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Il crollo
di Chinua Achebe
20,642 utenti
432 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 64
19 Members
VisibleGhost, Cecrow, sjmccreary, thecoroner, Matteocalosi, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, dsp501, Alice-W-Greene, lamotamant, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
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L'ospite
di Sarah Waters
5,084 utenti
343 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 66
18 Members
karen_o, starfishian, raidergirl3, rainpebble, Soupdragon, souloftherose, Ameise1, Twixi, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, mspixieears, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
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Guerra e pace
di Leo Tolstoy
28,836 utenti
457 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 52
22 Members
pitjrw, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, Cecrow, Myyst, Matteocalosi, Ameise1, Doey, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, acceptance, gypsysmom, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, onenita, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218, ManWithAnAgenda
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Orlando
di Virginia Woolf
10,601 utenti
174 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 45
21 Members
Edward, Nickelini, charl08, varielle, Cariola, melonbrawl, roby72, Myyst, joanarleneross, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, Luisali, madhatter73, mspixieears, rplinke, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
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La figlia del tempo
di Josephine Tey
5,895 utenti
226 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 24
28 Members
karen_o, Ravic, Fourpawz2, kiwiflowa, melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, skyrad43, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, bfkendrick, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, cvogt, ryaSilvia, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, MarleneMacke, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
Spiegazioni
elkiedee : I love this novel - but it's not historical fiction - it's a mostly contemporary novel with historical appeal. The main character is a 20th century police detective convalescing in bed and "investigating" the case of Richard III and the Princes in the Tower, but it's set in the author's present day.
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Possessione. Una storia romantica
di A.S. Byatt
12,960 utenti
289 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 18
34 Members
Ravic, starfishian, Nickelini, charl08, varielle, thorold, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, olgakm, roby72, merrystar, deldevries, calm, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, Doey, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, Laura1124, nerdytreefairy, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, fredasteele, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
Spiegazioni
elkiedee : I absolutely loved this when I read it but it was over 30 years ago now. I should reread, and would recommend to people who love historical fiction. I am thumbing it down because it's not a historical novel, it is a dual narrative story with a large part set in the past, but also a novel largely set in the author's present at the time of writing (late 1980s, published 1990).
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Poland
di James A. Michener
2,370 utenti
25 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 321
3 Members
gypsysmom, megschristina, ManWithAnAgenda
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The Door in the Wall
di Marguerite De Angeli
5,836 utenti
52 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 252
5 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, Doey, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
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La primula rossa
di Baroness Orczy
8,795 utenti
190 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 78
17 Members
rainpebble, sjmccreary, hoddybook, LisaMaria_C, Doey, John_Vaughan, jaysbooks, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Bduke, leslie.98, bcrowl399, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
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The Mists of Avalon, Book 3: The King Stag
di Marion Zimmer Bradley
209 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 578
4 Members
Doey, ahef1963, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter,aulsmith ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical
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The Mists of Avalon, Book 4: The Prisoner in the Oak
di Marion Zimmer Bradley
218 utenti
3 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 577
4 Members
Doey, ahef1963, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter,aulsmith ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical
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The Mists of Avalon, Book 2: The High Queen
di Marion Zimmer Bradley
263 utenti
7 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 576
4 Members
Doey, ahef1963, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter,aulsmith ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical
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Mattatoio n. 5
di Kurt Vonnegut
43,999 utenti
704 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 572
13 Members
hipdeep, freetrader, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,cpg ,smcwl ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lewbs ,alex68 ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Vonnegut was actually in Dresden.
sturlington : Science fiction.
RobPoulton : Most definitely not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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Fiesta
di Ernest Hemingway
22,948 utenti
336 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 518
9 Members
varielle, rainpebble, deldevries, Ameise1, Himalmitra, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Author participated in similar events.
sturlington : Not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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Space
di James A. Michener
2,273 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 450
4 Members
Matteocalosi, Doey, gypsysmom, GerrysBookshelf,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Took place during the author's life time. Not historical fiction.
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Passaggio in India
di E. M. Forster
12,426 utenti
142 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 273
8 Members
Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
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Suite française
di Irène Némirovsky
9,913 utenti
344 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 287
8 Members
SqueakyChu, roby72, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction; written at the time of events described
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Il potere e la gloria
di Graham Greene
7,749 utenti
123 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 275
10 Members
Cecrow, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, ahef1963, DDreawriter, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,aulsmith ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
leslie.98 : not historical fiction
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Le miniere di re Salomone
di H. Rider Haggard
5,703 utenti
127 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 318
7 Members
varielle, sjmccreary, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501,longway ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
RobPoulton : Not historical fiction. Published in 1885 it describes fictional contemporary events and starts the trend for Lost World scenarios in genre fiction.
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Il buio oltre la siepe
di Harper Lee
78,437 utenti
1,433 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 212
15 Members
KimarieBee, rainpebble, deldevries, cfk, Twixi, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Laura1124, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, CharleneLB, cindyi1218, steller0707, Curran2,merrystar ,sturlington ,alex68 ,acceptance ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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Re in eterno
di T. H. White
15,328 utenti
205 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 218
11 Members
suitable1, Doey, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, mspixieears, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary,aulsmith ,hoddybook ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical
RobPoulton : arthurian fantasy
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La scelta di Sophie
di William Styron
5,999 utenti
87 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 190
10 Members
rainpebble, brenzi, ValLloyd, Doey, gypsysmom, bcrowl399, dsp501, Laura1124, Maybelline, steller0707,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Takes place during the author's life time. Not historical fiction.
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The Things They Carried
di Tim O'Brien
14,336 utenti
393 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 117
14 Members
kageeh, .Monkey., rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, JoeKingman, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and is partly based on his experiences.
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Vicolo Cannery
di John Steinbeck
9,894 utenti
186 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 111
16 Members
hipdeep, Nickelini, zabs, varielle, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, harrisbruce, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, Laura1124, fredasteele, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,elkiedee ,acceptance ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
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La casa della gioia
di Edith Wharton
9,696 utenti
202 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 97
17 Members
melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, deldevries, brenzi, thecoroner, Doey, Twixi, Himalmitra, gregchief, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmourFou, madhatter73, DDreawriter, Elswick1, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Piccola casa nel bosco grande
di Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,200 utenti
287 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 85
19 Members
eshaw27, rainpebble, Cecrow, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, ValLloyd, Doey, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, KarlaC,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
elkiedee: It was written several decades after it was set, perhaps more than 50 years later, and while it was somewhat autobiographical it was also fictionalised and presented as a novel. Although it's loosely based on the author's life and that of her family, lots of details have been changed, added, left out and this is historical fiction.
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Le nebbie di avalon
di Marion Zimmer Bradley
16,352 utenti
299 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 99
21 Members
varielle, kiwiflowa, Myyst, suitable1, cfk, Doey, oakdale, Twixi, al.vick, ahef1963, jaromdl, clairemath, madhatter73, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, nerdytreefairy, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, Katie1949, fredasteele, Kathyk22,longway ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,skyrad43 ,sturlington ,RobPoulton ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Ari80
Spiegazioni
sturlington : I'd call this fantasy.
RobPoulton : Arthurian fantasy
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Furore
di John Steinbeck
34,279 utenti
471 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 82
24 Members
zabs, roby72, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, geitebukkeskjegg, deldevries, michalsuz, thecoroner, Doey, John_Vaughan, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, bcrowl399, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, jaromdl, clairemath, Laura1124, Lynn-in-London, MarleneMacke, ShawIslandLibrary, Daviette, KarlaC,longway ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,elkiedee ,Matteocalosi ,oakdale ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Does not meet my definition of historical fiction. Author lived during the time period written about.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction