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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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
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

The Square of Sevens

Laura Shepherd-Robinson

517 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime historical literary emotional medium-paced
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

Drums of Autumn

Outlander #4

Diana Gabaldon

904 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous emotional slow-paced
A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory

A Respectable Trade

Philippa Gregory

510 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
The Black Moon by Winston Graham

The Black Moon

The Poldark Saga #5

Winston Graham

546 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics historical romance adventurous tense medium-paced
The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore

The Glutton

A.K. Blakemore

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary challenging dark slow-paced
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

166 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
Wilde in Love by Eloisa James

Wilde in Love

The Wildes of Lindow Castle #1

Eloisa James

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced