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Historical fiction books
Highstreett has 9 reading guides and 11 book pages on historical fiction.
Novels set in the past, from Tudor England to the Second World War.
Historical fiction reading guides and projects
Highstreett published lists are our guides; reader published ones were shared by Highstreett readers. Save any guide as a reading project to work through it in order.
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Best books about the Tudors
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Best historical fiction books 2026
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Books like Atmosphere
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Books like Circe and The Song of Achilles
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Books like Daisy Jones & The Six
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Books like Lessons in Chemistry
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Books like Small Things Like These
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Books like The Nightingale
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Books like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Historical fiction books recommended on Highstreett
Books Highstreett’s book search has recommended, most recommended first. Each page says what the book is and where to buy it.
- The Siege of KrishnapurJ.G. FarrellHistorical fiction
- The Name of the RoseUmberto EcoHistorical mystery
- Ice-Candy-ManBapsi SidhwaHistorical fictionIce-Candy-ManBapsi Sidhwa
- I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Emperor of the Romans, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54Robert GravesHistorical fiction
- The Long SongAndrea LevyHistorical fiction
- Alias GraceMargaret AtwoodHistorical fiction
- The Master of PetersburgJ. M. CoetzeeHistorical fiction
- The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakHistorical fiction
- The Far PavilionsM.M. KayeHistorical fiction
- The Jewel in the CrownPaul ScottHistorical fiction
- Suite FrancaiseIrene NemirovskyHistorical fiction
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