Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

18th Century
1701 - 1800

First Industrial Revolution (A.D. 1760 to A.D. 1840) - beginning of the modern era that saw several technological innovations, including the invention of the cotton gin, the increase of city factories and mills and the completion of the Erie Canal
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Masks and Shadows by Stephanie Burgis

Masks and Shadows

Masks and Shadows #1

Stephanie Burgis

317 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Drowned City by K.J. Maitland

The Drowned City

Daniel Pursglove #1

K.J. Maitland

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory

Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History

Philippa Gregory

677 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history informative medium-paced
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

How to Stop Time

Matt Haig

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah

Savage Beasts

Rani Selvarajah

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

263 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Bite Me! a Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis

Bite Me! a Vampire Farce

Dylan Meconis

184 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy funny fast-paced
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

The Winter Sea

Slains #1

Susanna Kearsley

544 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical thriller emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris

The Last Witch of Scotland

Philip Paris

276 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced