Daniel S. Burt's Recommended Historical Novels

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What Historical Novel Do I Read Next? by Daniel S. Burt (1997), 353 Books

A list of recommended historical novels from Daniel S. Burt's book "What Historical Novel Do I Read Next?"

Daniel S. Burt is an American author and literary critic.

This list was originally published in 2003 and was added to this site about 1 year ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2159 The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean M. Auel 1980 American English
14985 The Valley Of Horses Jean M. Auel 1986 American English
17164 The Plains Of Passage Jean M. Auel 1990 American English
14985 The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel 1985 American English
17164 North America's Forgotten Past Series Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear 1990 American English
2351 The Inheritors William Golding 1955 British English
17164 Dance Of The Tiger Bjorn Kurten 1980 Finnish English
17164 Singlestuck Bjorn Kurten 1982 Unknown English
17164 Daughter Of The Red Dear Joan Wolf 1991 American English
17164 The Horsemasters Joan Wolf 1993 American English
17164 The Reindeer Hunters Joan Wolf 1994 Unknown English
17164 A God Against The Gods Allen Drury 1976 American English
17164 Return To Thebes Allen Drury 1977 American English
17164 The Twelfth Transforming Pauline Gedge 1984 Canadian English
17164 Lady Of The Reeds Pauline Gedge 1994 Canadian English
17164 King Of The Two Lands Jacquetta Hawkes 1966 British English
8023 Ancient Evenings Norman Mailer 1983 American English
17164 Pharaoh Eloise J. McGraw 1958 Unknown English
9095 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
17164 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17164 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
1218 The Egyptian Mika Waltari 1945 Finnish Finnish
17164 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
15916 The Corn King And The Spring Queen Naomi Mitchison 1931 British English
17164 The Greek General's Talk Phillip Paroti Unknown Unknown
17164 The Trojan Generals Talk Phillip Paroti 1986 Unknown English
17164 Farewell Great King Jill Paton Walsh 1972 British English
16809 The Last Of The Wine Mary Renault 1956 British English
14230 The King Must Die Mary Renault 1958 British English
14122 The Mask Of Apollo Mary Renault 1966 British English
17164 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
17164 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
5704 The Persian Boy Mary Renault 1972 British English
17164 The Praise Singer Mary Renault 1978 British English
17164 My Name Is Sappho Martha Rofheart 1974 Unknown English
17164 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17164 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
16552 Roman Wall Bryher 1954 British English
17164 The Coin Of Carthage Bryher 1963 British English
16809 Winter Quarters Alfred Duggan 1956 British English
17164 Three's Company Alfred Duggan 1958 British English
17164 Children Of The Wolf Alfred Duggan 1959 British English
17164 Family Favorites Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
15916 Josephus Lion Feuchtwanger 1932 German German
15916 The Jew Of Rome Lion Feuchtwanger 1932 German German
17164 The Antagonists Ernest K. Gahn 1971 Unknown English
453 I, Claudius Robert Graves 1934 British English
6188 Claudius The God Robert Graves 1935 British English
17164 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17164 City Of Libertines William G. Hardy 1957 Unknown English
17164 Hannibal Ross Leckie 1995 British English
17164 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17164 Tiberius Allan Massie 1991 British English
17164 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
385 Quo Vadis Henryk Sienkiewicz 1895 Polish Polish
14194 Julian Gore Vidal 1964 American English
17164 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
14985 Imperial Caesar Rex Warner 1960 British English
17164 The Converts Rex Warner 1967 British English
2752 Ides Of March Thornton Wilder 1948 American English
7073 Augustus John Williams 1972 American English
123 Memoirs of Hadrian Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French
14757 The Nazarene Sholem Asch 1939 Polish Yiddish
15916 Mary Shalom Asch 1949 Unknown Yiddish
15916 Moses Shalom Asch 1951 Unknown Yiddish
16646 The Prophet Shalom Asch 1955 Unknown English
15916 The Exodus Konrad Bercovici 1920 Unknown English
15916 The Tentmaker Julius Berstl 1935 Unknown German
16809 And Walk In Love Henrietta Buckmaster 1956 American English
17164 The Son Of Laughter Frederick Buechner 1993 American English
17164 Man Of Nazareth Anthony Burgess 1979 British English
446 Joseph and His Brothers Thomas Mann 1933 German German
17164 King Of Kings Malachi Martin 1980 American English
15916 Blood Of The Martyrs Naomi Mitchison 1948 British English
15916 David The King Gladys Schmitt 1946 American English
17164 Ruan Bryher 1960 British English
17164 The Winter King Bernard Cornwell 1995 British English
15916 Conscience Of The King Alfred Duggan 1951 British English
17164 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17164 The Unspeakables Laverne Gay Unknown Unknown
2123 The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart 1970 British English
3878 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973 British English
5651 The Last Enchantment Mary Stewart 1979 British English
17164 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17164 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17164 The Sword Of Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff 1963 British English
17164 The Year Of The Horsetails R.F. Tapsell 1967 Unknown English
3924 The Great Captains Henry Treece 1956 British English
17164 Red Queen, White Queen Henry Treece 1958 British English
286 The Once and Future King T. H. White 1958 British English
17164 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
14985 The Skystone (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 1) Jack Whyte 1992 Canadian English
17164 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17164 The Edge Of Light Joan Wolf 1990 American English
17164 The Hooded Falcon Prudence Andrew 1960 Unknown English
17164 Ordeal By Silence Prudence Andrew Unknown Unknown
17164 The Constant Star Prudence Andrew 1963 Unknown Unknown
15916 Fourteenth Of October Bryher 1952 British English
17164 This January Tale Bryher 1966 British English
17164 The Lion Of England Margaret Butler Unknown English
17164 The Lion Of Justice Margaret Butler 1975 Unknown English
17164 The Lion Of Christ Margaret Butler Unknown English
15916 High Are The Mountains Hannah Closs 1945 Unknown English
17164 Deep Are The Valleys Hannah Closs 1960 Unknown English
17164 The Silent Tarn Hannah Closs 1963 Unknown English
16809 Los Venenos De La Corona Maurice Druon 1956 French French
16646 Les Rois Maudits; Tome 2 Maurice Druon 1955 French French
17164 Royal Succession Maurice Druon 1958 French French
17164 Французская волчица. Лилия и лев Maurice Druon 1959 French French
17164 Cunning Of The Dove Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
113 The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco 1980 Italian Italian
17164 King's Man C.M. Edmondston, M.L.F. Hyde Unknown Unknown
17164 Vows Of The Peacock Alice Walworth Graham 1961 Unknown English
17164 Shield Of Honor Alice Walworth Graham 1957 Unknown English
17164 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17164 Kings In Winter Cecelia Holland 1970 American English
17164 Antichrist Cecelia Holland 1970 Unknown English
17164 Harry Of Monmouth A. Maugham Unknown Unknown
15916 Golden Warrior Hope Muntz 1949 British English
17164 Thomas Shelley Mydans 1965 Unknown English