Historical Fiction Books

Ben-Hur - A tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". It became..

The Moon and Sixpence

W. Somerset Maugham

This Maugham novel is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told by the narrator as he gradually comes to know the main character Charles Strickland, a middle aged stock broker. ..

Le comte de Monte-Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Edmond Dantès, a young seaman with a promising future, is arrested at his wedding ceremony under calomnious charges, and locked up in the Chateau d'If for 14 years. During this time, he secretly meets..

Les trois mousquetaires

Alexandre Dumas

Le roman raconte les aventures d'un gascon désargenté de 18 ans, d'Artagnan, monté à Paris faire carrière. Il se lie d'amitié avec Athos, Porthos et Aramis, mousquetaires du roi Louis XIII. Ces quatre..

The Red Acorn

John McElroy

The Red Acorn is written by John McElroy was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel The Red Acorn and the four-volume Andersonville: A Story of Rebel M..

Marcus - the Young Centurion

George Manville Fenn

Marcus: the Young Centurion is a historical juvenile fiction work written by George Manville Fenn,  a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels wer..

The Youth of the Great Elector

Louisa Mühlbach

The Youth of the Great Elector is a historical romance novel written by Louisa Mühlbach. It was the pen name of Clara Mundt (1814 in Neubrandenburg – 1873), a German writer best known for her wor..

Le juif errant - Tome I

Eugène Sue

The Wandering Jew (French: Le Juif errant) is an 1844 novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. The story is entitled The Wandering Jew, but the figure of the Wandering Jew himself plays a minimal r..