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Historical Novels — page 2
54 public-domain historical novels books, summarised. Page 2 of 2.
Eric Brighteyes
H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
A legendary warrior battles fate, blood-feuds, and the machinations of a vengeful witch in this saga of honor and tragic love.
The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga
Unknown
A legendary Icelandic outlaw battles restless spirits and societal exile in this stark, heroic tale, ultimately finding his legacy avenged in the distant reaches of the Byzantine Empire.
The Sorceress of Rome
Nathan Gallizier
Amid the decay and corruption of tenth-century Rome, a young, idealistic emperor and a beautiful, manipulative noblewoman collide in a tragic struggle for power and affection.
The Pocket Bible
Eugène Sue
The printer Christian Lebrenn fights for his family’s survival amid the religious fires of sixteenth-century France. This sweeping chronicle weaves a personal story of faith and resistance into the broader, blood-drenched tapestry of the Reformation.
The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852
Tolstoy, Leo, graf
A young man flees the crushing expectations of Moscow society for the wild, rugged freedom of the Caucasus, only to discover that he cannot easily shed his own nature or truly belong to the world he admires.
Hania
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Youthful passion, bitter rivalry, and tragic misunderstanding collide against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Polish estate life, where an idealistic young noble loses the woman he loves to his charismatic Tartar friend.