Fifty Representative Historical Novels (Jonathan Nield, 1925)

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A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales by Jonathan Nield, 50 Books

This list was compiled by Jonathan Nield who published several editions of "A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales" between 1902 and 1929. This list is from the 1925 edition.

This list was originally published in 1925 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'An Egyptian Princess' by Georg Ebers

An Egyptian Princess

Cover of 'Salammbô' by Gustave Flaubert

Salammbô

Gustave Flaubert

Cover of 'Philochristus' by Edwin A. Abbott

Philochristus

Edwin A. Abbott

Cover of 'The Last Days Of Pompeii' by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The Last Days Of Pompeii

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Cover of 'Marius the Epicurean' by Walter Pater

Marius the Epicurean

Cover of 'Callista' by John Henry Newman

Callista

John Henry Newman

Cover of 'Hypatia' by Charles Kingsley

Hypatia

Charles Kingsley

Cover of 'Ekkehard' by Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Ekkehard

Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Cover of 'Harold, The Last Of The Saxon Kings' by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Harold, The Last Of The Saxon Kings

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Cover of 'The Talisman' by Sir Walter Scott

The Talisman

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott

Ivanhoe

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Maid Marian' by Thomas Love Peacock

Maid Marian

Thomas Love Peacock

Cover of 'Last Of The Barons' by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Last Of The Barons

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Cover of 'Quentin Durward' by Sir Walter Scott

Quentin Durward

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Romola' by George Eliot

Romola

Cover of 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' by Victor Hugo

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Cover of 'The Cloister and the Hearth' by Charles Reade

The Cloister and the Hearth

Cover of 'Niccolò Dei Lapi' by Massimo D'Azeglio

Niccolò Dei Lapi

Massimo D'Azeglio

Cover of 'A Chronicle Of The Reign Of Charles Ix' by Prosper Mérimée

A Chronicle Of The Reign Of Charles Ix

Prosper Mérimée

Cover of 'The Abbot' by Sir Walter Scott

The Abbot

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Kenilworth' by Sir Walter Scott

Kenilworth

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Westward Ho!' by Charles Kingsley

Westward Ho!

Charles Kingsley

Cover of 'The Fortunes Of Nigel' by Sir Walter Scott

The Fortunes Of Nigel

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'John Inglesant' by Joseph Henry Shorthouse

John Inglesant

Joseph Henry Shorthouse

Cover of 'The Maiden And Married Life Of Mary Powell' by Anne Manning

The Maiden And Married Life Of Mary Powell

Cover of 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas

The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas

Cover of 'Cinq Mars' by Alfred de Vigny

Cinq Mars

Alfred de Vigny

Cover of 'The Betrothed' by Alessandro Manzoni

The Betrothed

Alessandro Manzoni

Cover of 'Twenty Years After' by Alexandre Dumas

Twenty Years After

Alexandre Dumas

Cover of 'Ogniem I Mieczem' by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Ogniem I Mieczem

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Cover of 'A Legend Of Montrose' by Sir Walter Scott

A Legend Of Montrose

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Woodstock' by Sir Walter Scott

Woodstock

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Old Mortality' by Sir Walter Scott

Old Mortality

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'The Vicomte Of Bragelonne' by Alexandre Dumas

The Vicomte Of Bragelonne

Alexandre Dumas

Cover of 'Lorna Doone' by R. D. Blackmore

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore

Cover of 'The History Of Henry Esmond' by William Makepeace Thackeray

The History Of Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray

Cover of 'Rob Roy' by Sir Walter Scott

Rob Roy

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Dorothy Forster' by Walter Besant

Dorothy Forster

Cover of 'The Heart Of Midlothian' by Sir Walter Scott

The Heart Of Midlothian

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Waverley' by Sir Walter Scott

Waverley

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Kidnapped' by Robert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson

Cover of 'Redgauntlet' by Sir Walter Scott

Redgauntlet

Sir Walter Scott

Cover of 'Barnaby Rudge' by Charles Dickens

Barnaby Rudge

Charles Dickens

Cover of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Cover of 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Cover of 'The Conscript' by Erckmann-Chatrian

The Conscript

Erckmann-Chatrian

Cover of 'Waterloo' by Erckmann-Chatrian

Waterloo

Erckmann-Chatrian

Cover of 'The Green Book' by Mór Jókai

The Green Book

Cover of 'The Forest Lovers' by Maurice Hewlett

The Forest Lovers

Maurice Hewlett

Cover of 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne