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Historical Fiction

These book lists include a wide variety of great titles spanning the late 19th century through the 20th century. You’ll find all of our historical fiction lists below, or you can browse books by time period. If you are specifically interested in historical fiction reads set around the world, we also suggest that you take a look at our book lists organized by region.

 

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    The Best WW2 Historical Fiction About the Resistance

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