Faction (446 books)

A.S. Byatt recently attacked 'faction': "I don't like the idea of going into the mind of the real unknown dead," she said, "It feels like the appropriation of others' lives and privacy." I also have misgivings about the ethics of putting words into the mouths of people who aren't around to speak for themselves (or sue!) But as writers can't seem to resist writing novels in which real historical figures are used as characters, let's make a list...

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1	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 72,921 ratings score: 2,467, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 232,279 ratings score: 2,411, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Katherine by Anya Seton 4.21 avg rating — 35,691 ratings score: 2,130, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4.10 avg rating — 345,914 ratings score: 1,608, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) by Robert Graves 4.20 avg rating — 16,694 ratings score: 1,525, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,671 ratings score: 1,353, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 394,063 ratings score: 1,337, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 91,618 ratings score: 1,205, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) by Colleen McCullough 4.13 avg rating — 24,277 ratings score: 1,142, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 512,289 ratings score: 992, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 3.90 avg rating — 46,401 ratings score: 893, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 778,802 ratings score: 876, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.29 avg rating — 24,979 ratings score: 856, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 4.12 avg rating — 10,040 ratings score: 813, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.26 avg rating — 17,403 ratings score: 781, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.40 avg rating — 10,638 ratings score: 772, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.09 avg rating — 96,504 ratings score: 755, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 9,809 ratings score: 741, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 104,565 ratings score: 737, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 28,839 ratings score: 734, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.38 avg rating — 8,168 ratings score: 676, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.30 avg rating — 9,401 ratings score: 676, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) by Colleen McCullough 4.40 avg rating — 8,725 ratings score: 649, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) by Colleen McCullough 4.33 avg rating — 13,244 ratings score: 635, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6,499 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Burr by Gore Vidal 4.09 avg rating — 10,616 ratings score: 615, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley 4.45 avg rating — 164,613 ratings score: 602, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) by Pat Barker 4.02 avg rating — 33,614 ratings score: 576, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Libra by Don DeLillo 4.05 avg rating — 21,140 ratings score: 549, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) by Colleen McCullough 4.29 avg rating — 7,733 ratings score: 541, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 46,502 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) by Colleen McCullough 4.34 avg rating — 6,577 ratings score: 527, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Queen Margot by Alexandre Dumas 4.15 avg rating — 14,562 ratings score: 515, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) by Colleen McCullough 4.40 avg rating — 8,382 ratings score: 505, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.11 avg rating — 7,826 ratings score: 505, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) by Philip José Farmer 3.93 avg rating — 33,690 ratings score: 495, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 43,456 ratings score: 483, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Naguib Mahfouz: Three Novels of Ancient Egypt by Naguib Mahfouz 4.03 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman 4.58 avg rating — 252,590 ratings score: 471, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.45 avg rating — 9,732 ratings score: 458, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir 3.98 avg rating — 34,940 ratings score: 458, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Birthday Boys by Beryl Bainbridge 3.92 avg rating — 1,354 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) by Colleen McCullough 4.05 avg rating — 6,261 ratings score: 435, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey 3.83 avg rating — 24,182 ratings score: 428, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Arthur & George by Julian Barnes 3.73 avg rating — 18,782 ratings score: 423, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Lincoln by Gore Vidal 4.25 avg rating — 9,824 ratings score: 417, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) by Matthew Pearl (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 42,727 ratings score: 410, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer 3.15 avg rating — 3,130 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) by George MacDonald Fraser 4.06 avg rating — 15,904 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) by Mary Renault 3.96 avg rating — 10,278 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 3.82 avg rating — 68,975 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 15,805 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess 3.81 avg rating — 1,537 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life by Anthony Burgess 3.76 avg rating — 1,317 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 6,590 ratings score: 347, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde by Peter Ackroyd 3.84 avg rating — 707 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	For the King's Favor (William Marshal, #4) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,859 ratings score: 342, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	To Defy a King (William Marshal, #5; Bigod, #2) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 4,558 ratings score: 338, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns by Thomas Mann 3.58 avg rating — 1,457 ratings score: 328, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) by Walter Scott 3.69 avg rating — 10,319 ratings score: 322, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) by Jeff Shaara 4.09 avg rating — 37,408 ratings score: 313, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) by Caleb Carr 4.06 avg rating — 181,151 ratings score: 306, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 304,603 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain 3.87 avg rating — 125,212 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper 3.76 avg rating — 2,340 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold 3.57 avg rating — 2,529 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 14,956 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 95,156 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles 4.02 avg rating — 13,566 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1) by Stephanie Barron 3.70 avg rating — 7,505 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Rasputin's Daughter by Robert Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 3,821 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Alexander Trilogy by Mary Renault 4.39 avg rating — 702 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 100,532 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 17,300 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) by Ariana Franklin 3.93 avg rating — 40,881 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Confederates by Thomas Keneally 4.08 avg rating — 1,342 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Kenilworth by Walter Scott 3.70 avg rating — 1,083 ratings score: 234, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Angelique (Angelique: Original version, #1) by Anne Golon 4.19 avg rating — 3,123 ratings score: 230, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett 3.73 avg rating — 59,970 ratings score: 217, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 7,911 ratings score: 207, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Lust for Life by Irving Stone 4.28 avg rating — 31,547 ratings score: 197, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	I, Fatty by Jerry Stahl 3.90 avg rating — 1,279 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 7,694 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Cain by José Saramago 3.97 avg rating — 33,709 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar 4.22 avg rating — 35,674 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Territory by Emma Bull (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 1,973 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd 3.19 avg rating — 1,980 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Countess by Rebecca Johns (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 2,577 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 3,482 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan 3.70 avg rating — 17,669 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The King's Rose by Alisa M. Libby (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,353 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages by Hella S. Haasse 4.10 avg rating — 2,685 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Josephus by Lion Feuchtwanger 4.41 avg rating — 412 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 166,912 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 57,352 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds 3.12 avg rating — 2,635 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Romanov Bride by Robert Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 2,535 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.36 avg rating — 157,056 ratings score: 170, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Conceit by Mary Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Bláznova moudrost aneb Smrt a slavné zmrtvýchvstání Jeana Jacquesa Rousseaua by Lion Feuchtwanger 4.26 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars