Ten Great (old) Historical Novels!

A partial list! This one is older, mostly out-of-print paperbacks, and next time we'll do 10 newer titles!

[jemgem]

Lurv how your face lights up with your enthusiasm. Awe your dog is cute 🐺

[josephcusumano]

Love your commentary! Makes me want to go out and find these literary treasures!

[retiredbooknerd]

Some very fascinating books!! I must tell you this, Steve. I can almost forget that I am watching a video when you are talking! I feel like you are chatting with friends! You are a natural Booktuber... Perhaps you were a Booktuber before there was a Booktube! Thanks for inviting us into your home to talk books!

[PhilKelley]

Thank you, Steve, for your book lists. I especially like old, used books. Like an old house, they have more character. As for as another Historical Novel List, could you please do one about Civil War novels. I currently only have one, John Dwyer's Stonewall, which is really good. I am studying the Civil War on my Military History days (Friday and Saturday), starting with your recommendation of Bruce Catton's trilogy.

[sandra.]

Steve:You are such a great addition to Booktuber, a Rock Star!!! I watched almost all of your videos this past weekend and posed some comments and a question but understand the literary Mick Jagger may be too busy to rezpond--I'm all about My Lord Canterbury.

[pinarcelebi]

I'd be really excited to hear about your top 10 history or fictional books on World War II. My friends and I are planning a trip to Prague-Krakow-Budapest in early October and we wanna do some buddy readings together before the trip. Of course, it'll be a challenge to see if we'll find Turkish translation of the books you'd suggest as only 2 of us can read books in English. Still, we'd appreciate your suggestions. Thank you for sharing such interesting books on YouTube 😊 Greetings from Ankara 🙋

[LiteraryGladiators]

I enjoyed these recommendations. I tend to read historical nonfiction when I get the opportunity, but these all sound like they are very appealing to those that enjoy these areas of history. Will Shakespeare is probably the one that catches my attention the most, being an English major that is aware of the mystery that surrounds Shakespeare's legacy and the kind of person he was outside of what he contributed to literature. Thank you for sharing! -Josh

[missOhdrey]

Yaaass thanks so much for doing this video. A few new titles to add to my used bookstores hunts.

[lisasstitchingandsuch]

I love historical fiction it was the genre that kept me reading when I was a teen books by Sharon K Penman, Gone with the Wind and Mists of Avalon etc. - I'm pretty sure Historical fiction influenced me to take History and Politics at university (note not English Literature lol). Now I read a lot of non-fiction history and politics too. I think Anya Seton has been republished recently because they have been on my radar for a few years now.

[jeffreystieve]

It is nice to include the name of the books and the authors in SHOW MORE when you post this. Nice job

[richardthompson]

No Bed for Bacon! Haven't thought about that one for years 🙂

[Annababy]

I love Pauline Gedge's novels, I'm so tickled she got a mention here!

[SteveReadsBooks]

Young Tim Curry will always excite strange feelings in me (I blame Rocky Horror). Thanks for this list! I'm still coming off a book high from The Crimson Petal and the White, which I read last year. That historical fiction stands up above all others, in my opinion. Love the sound of all these books, especially Clodia.

[barbarasenteney]

I love this list of books, I love history books and Historical fiction

[theGillybean_Chronicle]

Absolutely great recommendations video. I am intrigued by Child of the Morning. My library doesn't have it but I see Amazon does...sigh. I think I will first opt for thrift store and used bookshop searches and if all else fails...

[saifonlawrence]

Pauline Gedge ...very underrated author.

[belindataylor]

Wrote my list, now to go hunting through the old book sections.