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Historical Fiction

35 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf PaulAuthor · BooksAdolf Georg Wiedersheim-Paul (6 January 1863 – 30 September 1943) was a Swedish novelist and playwright.
Ahmed Zaki Abu ShadiAuthor · BooksAhmed Zaki Abu Shadi (February 9, 1892 – April 12, 1955 in Cairo) was an Egyptian Romantic poet, publisher, medical doctor, bacteriologist and bee scientist.
Aleksey TolstoyAuthor · BooksAleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (– 23 February 1945) was a Russian and Soviet writer whose works span across many genres, but mainly belonged to science fiction and historical fiction.
Alexandre Dumas filsAuthor · BooksAlexandre Dumas fr (lang; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias, usually…
Benito Vicetto PérezAuthor · BooksIllustration — Benito Vicetto Pérez.
Bhai Vir SinghAuthor · BooksBhai Vir Singh was an Indian poet, writer, novelist, scholar and theologian (1872–1957). He was born in Amritsar.
Desert CommanderWork · CollectablesDesert Commander is a 1988 turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Kemco in Japan and North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Edward Bulwer-LyttonAuthor · BooksEdward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English writer and politician.
Felix DahnAuthor · BooksFelix Ludwig Julius Dahn (9 February 1834 – 3 January 1912) was a German law professor and nationalist author, poet and historian.
Frederick BuechnerAuthor · BooksCarl Frederick Buechner (July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American author, Presbyterian minister, preacher, and theologian.
Fredrika RunebergAuthor · BooksFredrika Charlotta Runeberg (née Tengström; 2 September 1807 – 27 May 1879) was a Finnish (Finland-Swedish) novelist and journalist.
H. Rider HaggardAuthor · BooksSir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world…
Ildefonso FalconesAuthor · BooksIldefonso Falcones de Sierra (born 1959) is a Spanish lawyer and writer from Barcelona. He is best known for writing the best-seller Cathedral of the Sea.
Jim CraceAuthor · BooksJames Crace (born 1 March 1946) is an English novelist, playwright and short story writer.
Józef Ignacy KraszewskiArtist · PaintingsJózef Ignacy Kraszewski (28 July 1812 – 19 March 1887) was a Polish novelist, journalist, historian, publisher, painter, and musician.
Katarina MazettiAuthor · BooksVera Katarina Mazetti (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2025) was a Swedish author and journalist. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the picture book "Här kommer tjocka släkten!".
Kate AtkinsonAuthor · BooksKate Atkinson (born 20 December 1951) is an English writer of novels, plays and short stories.
Kate MosseAuthor · BooksKatherine Louise Mosse (born 1961) is a British novelist, non-fiction and short story writer and broadcaster.
Laura Ingalls WilderAuthor · BooksLaura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, teacher, and journalist.
Mary RenaultAuthor · BooksEileen Mary Challans (4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983), known by her pen name Mary Renault, was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.
Matthew PearlAuthor · BooksMatthew Pearl (born October 2, 1975) is an American novelist and educator. His novels include The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, The Last Dickens, The Technologists, and The Last Bookaneer./
Michael MoorcockPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, originally of science fiction and fantasy, who has published many well-received literary novels as well as comic…
Michel ZevacoPerson · Film memorabiliaMichel Zévaco (1 February 1860– 8 August 1918) was a French journalist, novelist, and anarchist activist.
Paavo HaavikkoAuthor · BooksPaavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers.
Paul L. MaierAuthor · BooksPaul L. Maier (May 31, 1930 – February 27, 2025) was an American historian and novelist.
Steven PressfieldAuthor · BooksSteven Pressfield (born September 1, 1943) is an American author of historical fiction, nonfiction, and screenplays, including his 1995 novel The Legend of Bagger Vance and 2002 nonfiction…
Uladzimir KaratkievichAuthor · BooksUladzimir Karatkievich (26 November 1930 – 25 July 1984) was a Belarusian Soviet writer, publicist, poet, translator, dramatist, and screenwriter, recognized as a classic of Belarusian…
Volodymyr MalykAuthor · BooksVolodymyr Malyk (born Volodymyr Sychenko; 21 February 1921 – 31 August 1998) was a Soviet-Ukrainian writer.
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
Yeremey ParnovAuthor · BooksYeremey Iudovich Parnov (20 October 1935 – 18 March 2009) was a Soviet and Russian-Jewish writer and publicist. Parnov attended the Moscow Peat University and worked as a chemical engineer.

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