Best Historical Fiction
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von Umberto Eco
19,453 Mitglieder
310 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 2
Bewertung 219.73
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:22 AM
- 66 Members
- Edward, sbnicar, devenish, ehines, longway, Ravic, cusegirl44, Nickelini, varielle, bartra1, VisibleGhost, ktho, melonbrawl, Cecrow, olgakm, roby72, merrystar, Myyst, Matke, freetrader, calm, Tigardite, souloftherose, thecoroner, cdbenaze, lewbs, wheeler752, janerawoof, Matteocalosi, LisaMaria_C, 47degreesnorth, Ameise1, Doey, alex68, Bluewolf0411, Twixi, Jarandel, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, JFPSr, Luisali, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, st_bruno, raperper, kerrygiven, vdmeersven, jeffza, leslie.98, GavinMad, hsuvarna, jaromdl, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Jonri, WimDeWurm, Asimina.Palaiou, ABammann, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, FranzK72, faridabrouri, UKK, theofaurez, ,jaysbooks ,Diane-bpcb , , ,
2
36,380 Mitglieder
371 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 7
Bewertung 114.68
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:19 AM
- 47 Members
- sbnicar, devenish, Mirabai, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Seraph8541, Doey, alex68, Tess_W, peterveen, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, AmourFou, leslie.98, JoeKingman, bcrowl399, GerrysBookshelf, Trudy65, kara.shamy, NinieB, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, nerdytreefairy, HighPrairieBookworm, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, Lynn-in-London, lamotamant, Daviette, fredasteele, linfootr, FranzK72, cindyi1218, ManWithAnAgenda, faridabrouri, steller0707,smcwl ,.Monkey. , , ,
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von Robert Graves
9,145 Mitglieder
168 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 11
Bewertung 96.24
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-27, 05:34 PM
- 38 Members
- brewergirl, devenish, shieldsk1, ehines, longway, pitjrw, varielle, thorold, aulsmith, bjappleg8, Pencils, Cecrow, roby72, richgatlin, Matke, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, alex68, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, RobPoulton, al.vick, ahef1963, ElectricPhase, raperper, leslie.98, JoeKingman, kara.shamy, NinieB, jaromdl, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, FranzK72, Ari80
4
von Patrick O'Brian
9,250 Mitglieder
216 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 19
Bewertung 76.18
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:14 AM
- 30 Members
- scorpiusx1, ehines, rarm, zabs, varielle, thorold, feeling.is.first, melonbrawl, aulsmith, olgakm, andejons, DeltaQueen50, suitable1, hoddybook, Matteocalosi, LisaMaria_C, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, ElectricPhase, raperper, leslie.98, JoeKingman, jaromdl, HighPrairieBookworm, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218,Nickelini
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von Charles Dickens
36,455 Mitglieder
455 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 4
Bewertung 134.29
Hinzugefügt 2012-11-15, 04:01 PM
- 48 Members
- sbnicar, hipdeep, cpg, KimarieBee, ranams, Nickelini, chgstrom, Cecrow, olgakm, roby72, andejons, sjmccreary, merrystar, Myyst, brenzi, suitable1, hoddybook, souloftherose, rclassen, cfk, leigonj, Doey, alex68, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Bduke, AmourFou, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, anotherwise, cvogt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, HighPrairieBookworm, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, Lynn-in-London, MarleneMacke, lamotamant, Daviette, CharleneLB, faridabrouri, TillyJ,
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5,435 Mitglieder
126 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 36
Bewertung 51.52
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-27, 05:34 PM
- 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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von Homer
39,762 Mitglieder
386 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 50
Bewertung 45.21
Hinzugefügt 2012-10-25, 02:21 PM
- 23 Members
- devenish, trandism, varielle, Cecrow, roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, Ameise1, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, al.vick, raperper, AmourFou, leslie.98, megschristina, mspixieears, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218, BeeDubs8,aulsmith ,merrystar ,lewbs ,RobPoulton
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von Joseph Heller
39,864 Mitglieder
524 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 37
Bewertung 51.32
Hinzugefügt 2012-10-25, 02:19 PM
- 25 Members
- Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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von Michael Shaara
8,745 Mitglieder
189 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 79
Bewertung 31.73
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:27 AM
- 15 Members
- rarm, zabs, VisibleGhost, richgatlin, brenzi, LisaMaria_C, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, ElectricPhase, AmourFou, jaromdl, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
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von Robert Graves
4,205 Mitglieder
44 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 57
Bewertung 43.07
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:18 AM
- 20 Members
- devenish, ehines, pitjrw, varielle, aulsmith, Pencils, richgatlin, LisaMaria_C, Doey, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, RobPoulton, ahef1963, raperper, leslie.98, JoeKingman, jaromdl, fredasteele, Ari80
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18,984 Mitglieder
403 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 56
Bewertung 43.13
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-30, 02:40 PM
- 30 Members
- kageeh, Nickelini, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, michalsuz, thecoroner, elkiedee, kcorrea, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, GerrysBookshelf, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, rplinke, fredasteele, KarlaC,longway ,smcwl ,aulsmith ,lewbs ,Matteocalosi ,leigonj ,Luisali ,leslie.98
- Erklärungen
- smcwl : Not written as historical fiction.elkiedee: I think historical fiction can be set in the relatively recent past. 10 years after the war writers in countries on all sides might well have had a very different perspective on those events. I would have no problem regarding a novel written this year but about the Iraq war that started in 2003 and ending before this, as historical fiction. Or a book set in Britain under the last Labour government, or the US just after Obama was elected or reelected, as historical fiction. I think it might be a bit soon to consider a pandemic novel historical fiction, but maybe within 5 years it will be part of our history.Matteocalosi : Partly autobiographical and written only 10 years after the end of the war, not historical fictionleslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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von Larry McMurtry
8,296 Mitglieder
239 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Globaler Rang 26
Bewertung 64.06
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:31 AM
- 29 Members
- zabs, Fourpawz2, VisibleGhost, feeling.is.first, ktho, rainpebble, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, sturlington, brenzi, LisaMaria_C, Doey, alex68, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, jaromdl, DDreawriter, Laura1124, HighPrairieBookworm, Sojourner1, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, KarlaC, Travelgem, steller0707,John_Vaughan
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von Mary Renault
1,689 Mitglieder
28 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 72
Bewertung 33.97
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:20 AM
- 15 Members
- varielle, thorold, michalsuz, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, bfkendrick, peterveen, Himalmitra, RobPoulton, leslie.98, jaromdl, dsp501, DDreawriter, fredasteele
15
von Chinua Achebe
20,546 Mitglieder
431 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 64
Bewertung 37.7
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:23 AM
16
von Tim O'Brien
14,260 Mitglieder
392 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 117
Bewertung 20.34
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-10, 02:22 PM
- 14 Members
- kageeh, .Monkey., rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, JoeKingman, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and is partly based on his experiences.
18
von Shirley Hazzard
1,932 Mitglieder
41 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 225
Bewertung 9.65
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-12, 02:49 PM
- 6 Members
- skyrad43, Twixi, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, jaromdl, fredasteele
20
von Paul Scott
616 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Globaler Rang 123
Bewertung 19.85
Hinzugefügt 2012-08-01, 09:32 AM
21
von Patrick O'Brian
3,347 Mitglieder
44 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 116
Bewertung 20.48
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-30, 07:55 AM
- 10 Members
- varielle, thorold, DeltaQueen50, Matteocalosi, Doey, Himalmitra, RobPoulton, ElectricPhase, jaromdl, fredasteele
22
von Kurt Vonnegut
43,879 Mitglieder
703 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 571
Bewertung 0.13
Hinzugefügt 2013-07-30, 03:22 PM
- 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
- Erklärungen
- 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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von T. H. White
15,255 Mitglieder
203 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 219
Bewertung 10
Hinzugefügt 2012-08-01, 09:36 AM
- 11 Members
- suitable1, Doey, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, mspixieears, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary,aulsmith ,hoddybook ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Not historicalRobPoulton : arthurian fantasy
24
von Thomas Berger
1,219 Mitglieder
33 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 103
Bewertung 24.22
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:25 AM
- 13 Members
- ehines, Ravic, zabs, aulsmith, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, LisaMaria_C, Doey, Himalmitra, JoeKingman, jaromdl, dsp501, fredasteele
25
von Irène Némirovsky
9,894 Mitglieder
343 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 291
Bewertung 6.02
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-03, 09:10 AM
- 8 Members
- SqueakyChu, roby72, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- leslie.98 : Not historical fiction; written at the time of events described
26
von Graham Greene
7,713 Mitglieder
123 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 279
Bewertung 6.49
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-30, 02:29 PM
- 10 Members
- Cecrow, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, ahef1963, DDreawriter, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,aulsmith ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
27
von Cormac McCarthy
11,495 Mitglieder
272 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 222
Bewertung 9.83
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-10, 10:45 AM
- 6 Members
- lewbs, peterveen, Himalmitra, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, fredasteele
28
von Dorothy Dunnett
2,691 Mitglieder
87 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 91
Bewertung 27.94
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:25 AM
- 13 Members
- feeling.is.first, Matteocalosi, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, Himalmitra, RobPoulton, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, ElspethP, DDreawriter, Katie1949, fredasteele
31
von Pat Barker
4,487 Mitglieder
112 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 77
Bewertung 32.98
Hinzugefügt 2013-07-24, 02:34 AM
- 19 Members
- ehines, charl08, kiwiflowa, Cariola, melonbrawl, rainpebble, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, kara.shamy, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
32
von Pat Barker
2,152 Mitglieder
50 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 154
Bewertung 15.91
Hinzugefügt 2013-07-24, 02:35 AM
- 11 Members
- Cariola, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
33
von Pat Barker
2,837 Mitglieder
57 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 124
Bewertung 19.57
Hinzugefügt 2013-07-24, 02:35 AM
- 13 Members
- Cariola, rainpebble, deldevries, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
34
von Edith Wharton
9,669 Mitglieder
200 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 97
Bewertung 25.69
Hinzugefügt 2013-09-22, 09:33 AM
- 17 Members
- melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, deldevries, brenzi, thecoroner, Doey, Twixi, Himalmitra, gregchief, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmourFou, madhatter73, DDreawriter, Elswick1, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,ManWithAnAgenda
35
von E. M. Forster
12,384 Mitglieder
142 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 276
Bewertung 6.52
Hinzugefügt 2013-09-22, 04:12 PM
- 8 Members
- Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
36
von Alan Moore
3,850 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 526
Bewertung 1.7
Hinzugefügt 2012-08-01, 09:31 AM
- 2 Members
- Himalmitra, mspixieears,devenish
37
von Dorothy Dunnett
814 Mitglieder
22 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 165
Bewertung 14.96
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-29, 03:25 AM
- 8 Members
- BarbN, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, Himalmitra, GerrysBookshelf, DDreawriter, fredasteele
38
33,756 Mitglieder
430 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 58
Bewertung 42.13
Hinzugefügt 2013-09-23, 11:51 AM
- 22 Members
- ranams, zabs, olgakm, deldevries, Myyst, qndeng, Doey, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ElectricPhase, leslie.98, jaromdl, mspixieears, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218, ManWithAnAgenda, Curran2,smcwl
39
von Ernest Hemingway
22,870 Mitglieder
335 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 521
Bewertung 1.76
Hinzugefügt 2013-09-23, 10:21 AM
- 9 Members
- varielle, rainpebble, deldevries, Ameise1, Himalmitra, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Author participated in similar events.sturlington : Not historical fiction.leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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von Mary Ann Shaffer
19,284 Mitglieder
1,242 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 9
Bewertung 101.9
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-27, 01:41 PM
- 39 Members
- karen_o, mccin68, Nickelini, countrylife, kiwiflowa, ktho, RuMuse, bjappleg8, rainpebble, chgstrom, Christy.Riege, penguin7316, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, skyrad43, SylviaC, susiesharp, souloftherose, wheeler752, CarolynSmith, cfk, 47degreesnorth, SherylHendrix, Doey, oakdale, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, cvogt, ryaSilvia, Lynsey2, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707, Brandy1411,aulsmith ,hoddybook ,Himalmitra ,FranzK72
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von Ian McEwan
26,375 Mitglieder
625 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 13
Bewertung 87.8
Hinzugefügt 2012-03-07, 09:30 AM
- 35 Members
- sbnicar, Nickelini, charl08, kiwiflowa, Cariola, melonbrawl, rainpebble, deldevries, michalsuz, cfk, Seraph8541, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jeffza, JoeKingman, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, jaromdl, cvogt, DDreawriter, Laura1124, nerdytreefairy, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, Lynn-in-London, Lynsey2, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, Daviette, fredasteele, cindyi1218, Robert-1857,Himalmitra ,TashMason
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von Hermann Hesse
27,713 Mitglieder
378 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 67
Bewertung 35.21
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-25, 08:34 AM
- 21 Members
- cusegirl44, Nickelini, .Monkey., roby72, Myyst, isabel23, janerawoof, cfk, Doey, JqnOC, leslie.98, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, DDreawriter, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707, MaryM3dogs,aulsmith ,alex68 ,Himalmitra ,Luisali ,FranzK72
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : More legendary than historical
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von Colm Tóibín
5,210 Mitglieder
293 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 86
Bewertung 29.62
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-27, 08:05 PM
- 16 Members
- charl08, kiwiflowa, aulsmith, awsexton, rainpebble, Christy.Riege, brenzi, elkiedee, Ameise1, Twixi, booksmurf, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, KarlaC, steller0707,Himalmitra
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von Charles Frazier
13,576 Mitglieder
201 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 76
Bewertung 33.39
Hinzugefügt 2013-07-24, 02:36 AM
- 20 Members
- charl08, varielle, Fourpawz2, Cariola, rainpebble, skyrad43, deldevries, qndeng, cfk, ValLloyd, Doey, Twixi, bcrowl399, DDreawriter, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218, KarlaC, Kathyk22,Himalmitra ,
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von Junot Díaz
13,073 Mitglieder
483 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 269
Bewertung 6.98
Hinzugefügt 2013-08-08, 01:46 PM
- 8 Members
- deldevries, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,aulsmith ,Himalmitra