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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #2)
by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1010 times as historical)
avg rating 3.99 — 285,646 ratings — published 2001
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 992 times as historical)
avg rating 4.08 — 281,106 ratings — published 1991
Memoirs of a Geisha (Hardcover)
by Arthur Golden (shelved 939 times as historical)
avg rating 4.00 — 974,997 ratings — published 1997
The Help (Hardcover)
by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) (shelved 925 times as historical)
avg rating 4.44 — 958,735 ratings — published 2009
The Diary of a Young Girl (Paperback)
by Anne Frank (shelved 876 times as historical)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,100,031 ratings — published 1947
The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth, #1)
by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) (shelved 853 times as historical)
avg rating 4.24 — 309,972 ratings — published 1989
Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (shelved 829 times as historical)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,170,945 ratings — published 1813
Gone with the Wind (Paperback)
by Margaret Mitchell (shelved 674 times as historical)
avg rating 4.22 — 641,353 ratings — published 1936
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by Sara Gruen (shelved 616 times as historical)
avg rating 4.05 — 841,647 ratings — published 2006
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover)
by Mary Ann Shaffer (shelved 592 times as historical)
avg rating 4.09 — 275,049 ratings — published 2008
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 559 times as historical)
avg rating 4.30 — 83,762 ratings — published 1992
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) (shelved 536 times as historical)
avg rating 3.79 — 278,061 ratings — published 1999
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
by Libba Bray (Goodreads Author) (shelved 521 times as historical)
avg rating 3.77 — 171,660 ratings — published 2003
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by Harper Lee (shelved 515 times as historical)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,680,631 ratings — published 1960
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by Charlotte Brontë (shelved 506 times as historical)
avg rating 4.05 — 804,497 ratings — published 1847
Night (The Night Trilogy, #1)
by Elie Wiesel (shelved 496 times as historical)
avg rating 4.25 — 412,663 ratings — published 1955
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
by Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author) (shelved 475 times as historical)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,051 ratings — published 2000
Voyager (Outlander, #3)
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 470 times as historical)
avg rating 4.36 — 74,342 ratings — published 1993
The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by Anita Diamant (shelved 452 times as historical)
avg rating 4.12 — 283,647 ratings — published 1997
Little Women (Little Women #1/2)
by Louisa May Alcott (shelved 437 times as historical)
avg rating 3.97 — 868,265 ratings — published 1868
Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3)
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) (shelved 433 times as historical)
avg rating 4.28 — 20,215 ratings — published 2006
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Tudor Court, #3)
by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (shelved 430 times as historical)
avg rating 3.78 — 55,034 ratings — published 2006
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
by Jean M. Auel (shelved 427 times as historical)
avg rating 3.94 — 117,398 ratings — published 1980
Number the Stars (Paperback)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 421 times as historical)
avg rating 4.07 — 223,202 ratings — published 1989
The Constant Princess (The Tudor Court, #1)
by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (shelved 417 times as historical)
avg rating 3.80 — 92,717 ratings — published 2005
The Historian (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Kostova (shelved 412 times as historical)
avg rating 3.71 — 162,999 ratings — published 2003
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 400 times as historical)
avg rating 4.31 — 65,652 ratings — published 1996
The Luxe (Luxe, #1)
by Anna Godbersen (shelved 398 times as historical)
avg rating 3.64 — 63,050 ratings — published 2007
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by Hilary Mantel (shelved 396 times as historical)
avg rating 3.82 — 79,694 ratings — published 2009
Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1)
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) (shelved 391 times as historical)
avg rating 4.08 — 33,107 ratings — published 2007
Sarah's Key (Paperback)
by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) (shelved 382 times as historical)
avg rating 4.09 — 222,170 ratings — published 2007
Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (shelved 380 times as historical)
avg rating 4.03 — 587,651 ratings — published 1811
The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by Umberto Eco (shelved 380 times as historical)
avg rating 4.04 — 142,476 ratings — published 1980
The Queen's Fool (The Tudor Court, #4)
by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (shelved 378 times as historical)
avg rating 3.76 — 58,682 ratings — published 2003
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by John Boyne (shelved 377 times as historical)
avg rating 4.05 — 164,659 ratings — published 2006
Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) (shelved 369 times as historical)
avg rating 4.05 — 24,318 ratings — published 2004
The White Queen (The Cousins' War, #1)
by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (shelved 368 times as historical)
avg rating 3.76 — 73,494 ratings — published 2008
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Audio Cassette)
by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) (shelved 360 times as historical)
avg rating 3.96 — 216,264 ratings — published 2002
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures, #1)
by Jennifer Ashley (Goodreads Author) (shelved 359 times as historical)
avg rating 4.05 — 17,821 ratings — published 2009
World Without End (The Pillars of the Earth, #2)
by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) (shelved 359 times as historical)
avg rating 4.17 — 95,565 ratings — published 2007
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers #1)
by Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author) (shelved 356 times as historical)
avg rating 4.10 — 17,746 ratings — published 2010
It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, #2)
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) (shelved 356 times as historical)
avg rating 4.16 — 18,397 ratings — published 2005
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
by Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author) (shelved 352 times as historical)
avg rating 4.19 — 20,325 ratings — published 2000
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 351 times as historical)
avg rating 4.23 — 61,042 ratings — published 2001
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
by R.L. LaFevers (Goodreads Author) (shelved 345 times as historical)
avg rating 3.97 — 55,659 ratings — published 2012
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Paperback)
by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) (shelved 345 times as historical)
avg rating 4.00 — 220,485 ratings — published 2005
Code Name Verity (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author) (shelved 341 times as historical)
avg rating 4.21 — 28,159 ratings — published 2012
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author) (shelved 341 times as historical)
avg rating 3.90 — 72,101 ratings — published 2009
The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by Alexandre Dumas (shelved 338 times as historical)
avg rating 4.08 — 505,113 ratings — published 1844
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald (shelved 338 times as historical)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,428,448 ratings — published 1925
“Show us not the aim without the way.
For ends and means on earth are so entangled
That changing one, you change the other too;
Each different path brings other ends in view”
― Arthur Koestler
For ends and means on earth are so entangled
That changing one, you change the other too;
Each different path brings other ends in view”
― Arthur Koestler
“You next," he said. "Out of those clothes and into bed."
She nodded but didn't move from Sally's side. The thought of undressing exhausted her. Where would she find the strength such a task would require?
"I'm filthy. I'll ruin the new bed."
"I'll bring you some fresh water."
"I've no clothes to change into."
His grin was downright wicked. "I know."
A short laugh escaped her.”
― Deeanne Gist, A Bride Most Begrudging
She nodded but didn't move from Sally's side. The thought of undressing exhausted her. Where would she find the strength such a task would require?
"I'm filthy. I'll ruin the new bed."
"I'll bring you some fresh water."
"I've no clothes to change into."
His grin was downright wicked. "I know."
A short laugh escaped her.”
― Deeanne Gist, A Bride Most Begrudging
