Historical novels: What's included here?
Historical novels are those which are set in the past - the most common rule of thumb is two generations, or roughly fifty years, before the book was written. Details in the novel are the product of research, not the author's memory.
Booklists
- Canadian history in fiction
- Canadian WWII Fiction
- Fiction set in Colonial America
- Historical Mysteries
- Historical Scotland
- Prehistoric fiction; or, If you like Jean Auel, try these titles
- Real lives - fictional biographies about flesh-and-blood characters
- Real-life historic events as depicted in fiction
- Recommended Historical Fiction
- Royalty in fiction
- Saddle Up for a Good Read - Westerns
- Westerns Featuring Native Americans
- Women in the Wild West
- WWII-Era
Looking for other suggestions about what to read? These Windsor Public Library resources may help:
Recommended links:
- Crime Thru Time
- Genrefluent- Historicals (including Westerns)
- Historical Fiction Review
- Soon's Historical Fiction Site: Authors & Books in Historical Fiction
- Historical Novel Society
- Overbooked
- Working Stiffs - Labor and Workers in Fiction
- The National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center
- The Western Writers of America
- Women Writing the West
Still looking for ideas:
Please send your reading questions or comments to readingconnection@windsorpubliclibrary.com