Novels set during the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War, 1754–1763)
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1Meredy
I've read a number of novels set during the Revolutionary periods in both North America and France, but I've never come across one that takes place during this slightly earlier war--the war between the colonies, called the French and Indian War in U.S. history and the Seven Years' war in other accounts.
What fiction set during those events might you recommend?
What fiction set during those events might you recommend?
2LibraryPerilous
The Last of the Mohicans is set during the French and Indian War. I've not read them, but I believe at least a couple of other books in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales series also are set in the same time period.
Are you looking for contemporary historical fiction on the subject? I'll keep an eye on this thread, and I hope you get some great recommendations.
Edited: touchstone difficulties
Are you looking for contemporary historical fiction on the subject? I'll keep an eye on this thread, and I hope you get some great recommendations.
Edited: touchstone difficulties
3thorold
I'm sure I've read lots of things set in that period, but I can't really remember many of them. Fenimore Cooper is the obvious one. If you're going to read his books, don't read Mark Twain's essay about him until afterwards!
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Thackeray's The Virginians covers the period of the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution. One of the heroes is with Wolfe at Quebec.
Not as good an historical novel as Henry Esmond, it has a rather corny plot about brothers who end up on opposing sides, but still quite readable if you like Victorian historical fiction.
Candide was written during the period of the wars, and contains quite a few references to contemporary events (e.g. the execution of Admiral Byng "pour encourager les autres").
Several of Scott's novels are set during the mid-18th century, but he doesn't deal with North America - if you're interested in the period, rather than that specific war, you might be interested in e.g. Waverley or Guy Mannering. The same goes for Robert Louis Stevenson.
If you're looking for something more recent, C.C. Humphreys' Jack Absolute novels seem to be popular and get some good reviews, but I haven't tried them myself.
Tagmash: http://www.librarything.com/tag/French+and+Indian+War,+fiction
Thackeray's The Virginians covers the period of the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution. One of the heroes is with Wolfe at Quebec.
Not as good an historical novel as Henry Esmond, it has a rather corny plot about brothers who end up on opposing sides, but still quite readable if you like Victorian historical fiction.
Candide was written during the period of the wars, and contains quite a few references to contemporary events (e.g. the execution of Admiral Byng "pour encourager les autres").
Several of Scott's novels are set during the mid-18th century, but he doesn't deal with North America - if you're interested in the period, rather than that specific war, you might be interested in e.g. Waverley or Guy Mannering. The same goes for Robert Louis Stevenson.
If you're looking for something more recent, C.C. Humphreys' Jack Absolute novels seem to be popular and get some good reviews, but I haven't tried them myself.
4Cecrow
I recently read a short story by Diana Gabaldon called "The Custom of the Army" in the Warriors anthology edited by George Martin, that describes the siege of Quebec (James Wolfe vs Montcalm) ... but I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless you're already her fan.
8David_E._Stockman 
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> Hey, wait a minute!! There are plenty set in the French and Indian War and Seven Years War...(he wrote blushing with embarrassment over his blatant self-promotion). My book series is set in the 1740-1760s covering both wars. The first of the Tween Sea & Shore series is called The Ship's Carpenter, the second, due out in April of 2021, is titled Captains of the Renown, the last will come out later in 2021 or early 2022. All of them feature those who walked the decks of the la Renommée/Renown, the fastest frigate of its day. Most of the stories are based on actual events. The main character in the first two is a ship's carpenter who becomes involved with a French woman, Yvette. Both struggle to survive the wars both at sea and in their domestic lives. Other characters, both fictional and historical cross their paths to help or hinder. The first book won the Finalist Award from Page Turner Awards in 2020, in both the writing category and the best ebook category. For more on the books and for a FREE download addendum to the series, go to: https://www.stockmanbooks.com
9varielle
>8 David_E._Stockman: Self-promotion is a violation of the terms of service. There are LT groups where authors can talk about their own books all they want.
11tealadytoo
I realize that this thread has been dormant, but if anyone is still interested in the topic, I have read Jocelyn Green's Between Two Shores recently that is set in this period. It was excellent. It's set in 1759 in French Canada. It is sometimes billed as a romance novel, but it is not. It does have some inspirational content, but nothing that comes off as proselytizing.
12princessgarnet
>11 tealadytoo: I read and own this novel. As an American reader, it was interesting to see how the war affected Canada.
