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Historical Fiction: Titles A-E
This is list of all the Historical Fiction book and audiobook
reviews, with titles starting with the letters
A - E, located on LPR. These titles are listed alphabetically by title.
Historical Fiction: Titles A-E
- Antony and Cleopatra, by Colleen McCullough.
The tragic story of Antony and Cleopatra comes to life in this well-researched novel about one of the most compelling periods of Roman history.
- Attack on the Redan, by Garry Douglas Kilworth.
The sequel to The Winter Soldiers, this novel concludes Kilworth's riveting Crimean War series and the adventures of Fancy Jack Crossman and his team of saboteurs operating around Sebastopol. It is not, however, the last you will hear of Fancy Jack...
- Auschwitz Lullaby, By James C. Wall.
This is a gripping tale about a Jewish doctor forced to work for Mengele, and the doctor's efforts to try to save the life of a young girl who miraculously survived a 'trip' to the a gas chambers.
- A Beggar at the Gate, by Thalassa Ali.
The sequel to A Singular Hostage, this story follows Givens northward toward the Punjab and her husband, from whom she must seek a divorce if she is to have any chance of reentering British society. It is a bittersweet love story that highlights the inequalities inherent in British India during the Victorian era.
- Betty Zane, by Zane Grey.
During the 1782 siege of Fort Henry by British and Indian forces, Elizabeth "Betty" Zane saved the fort by running to a nearby cabin to get a much needed supply of gunpowder. She then ran back to the fort, under a hail of gunfire, carrying the gunpowder in her apron. This is the fictionalized story of a real-life heroine, and one of the last battles of the American Revolution.
- The Blood of Flowers, by Anita Amirrezvani.
A lavish, and gripping coming-of-age tale set in 17th Century Persia.
- Blue Man Falling, by Frank Barnard.
Set against the backdrop of the Battle of France and the Phoney War (1939-40), this book follows the exploits of two RAF pilots as they battle the enemy over the skies of France.
- The Bondwoman's Narrative, by Hannah Crafts.
This fictionalized account, written in 1850, chronicles Hannah Crafts' life in slavery, and her escape to freedom.
- Born 1925: A Novel of Youth, by Vera Brittain.
Born in 1925, Adrian Carbury grows up in the shadows of one war, and becomes a man in another war.
- The Boleyn Inheritance, by Philippa Gregory.
A historical novel set in the court of Henry VIII, told from the viewpoints of the Lady Rochford, and Henry's fourth and fifth wives - Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard.
- Cane River, by Lalita Tademy.
Cane River is a moving, and riveting, fictional account of life in Louisiana, told through the stories of four women who were born into slavery. The story begins in 1834 and continues well into the 20th century. Although a work of fiction, this book is based on the in-depth research that Lalita Tademy conducted into her own family's background.
- Captain Alatriste, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
A fast paced swashbuckling adventure, set in 17th century Spain, which features the legendary soldier of fortune - Diego Alatriste y Tenorio.
- The Cater Street Hangman, by Anne Perry.
In this, the first Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel, Charlotte Ellison, an opinionated but respectable Victorian spinster, helps the police track down a serial killer.
- The Chili Queen, by Sandra Dallas.
A unique western mystery in which the lives of four people: a brothel owner, an unclaimed mail-order bride, a bank robber, and a housekeeper / cook, join forces to settle old scores and start their lives anew.
- The Daughter of Time, By Josephine Tey.
In this compelling mystery, Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard finds himself trying to unravel the 500-year-old mystery of the Princes in the Tower, and who really killed them, if anyone.
- Death in the West Wind, by Deryn Lake.
This is the seventh John Rawlings' mystery set in Georgian England. In this case the detective is on his honeymoon when he is called in to investigate the death of a young woman, whose body is found draped around the figurehead of a ship. When Rawlings discovers that the girl's brother has gone missing, he knows he is onto something more complicated than just a pointless murder.
- Death of a Legend, by Will Henry.
A riveting, fictional account of the 'real' Jesse James, which shows him for what he truly was - a cold-blooded murderer.
- The Desperate Remedy, by Martin Stephen
The 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English House of Parliament - and the King - is the backdrop for this thrilling mystery. Henry Gresham has his hands full in this novel. He is faced with the task of discovering who murdered the informer Will Shadwell, while also trying to uncovering some 'dirt' on Sir Francis Bacon. Plus he discovers that a nasty plot seems to be brewing....
- Echoes, by Danilelle Steel
The compelling and tragic love story of Beata Wittgenstein, the daughter of a Jewish banker in Germany and Antoine de Vallerand, a Catholic French aristocrat during the horrors of World War I & II.
- Emma Brown, by Clare Boylan.
An intriguing Victorian mystery that is based upon the first twenty pages of an unfinished manuscript that was written by Charlotte Bronte.
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