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Historical Fiction · 1800s

Best Historical Fiction of the 1800s

The best historical fiction books first published in the 1800s, ranked — a focused list of 11 titles.

Astoria Washington Irving · 1800 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
Little Dorrit Charles Dickens · 1800 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens · 1800 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
Shirley Charlotte Brontë · 1800 Recommended See details →
The Dragon and the Raven G. A. Henty · 1800 Recommended See details →
The Prairie James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 Recommended See details →
The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy · 1800 Recommended See details →
The pioneers James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 Recommended See details →
Twice-Told Tales Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1800 Recommended See details →
Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since ... Sir Walter Scott · 1800 Recommended See details →
The Warden Anthony Trollope · 1809 Recommended See details →

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