Historical Fiction Books of the 1850s
The 13 most-read historical fiction books first published between 1850 and 1859, led by Moby Dick (1851), The Woman in White (1859) and The House of Seven Gables Readalong (1851).
This list collects 13 books from the 1850s by 11 authors, published between 1850 and 1859. 3 are free to read and 12 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
13 books
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Moby Dick
Herman Melville
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The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
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The House of Seven Gables Readalong
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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North and South (version 2)
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Catherine De' Medici
Honoré de Balzac
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Ticonderoga; A Story of Early Frontier Life in the Mohawk Valley
George Payne Rainsford James
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Garies and their Friends
Frank Webb
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Lord Montagu's Page
George Payne Rainsford James
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Petticoat Government, Volume 2
Frances Milton Trollope
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Petticoat Government, Volume 3
Frances Milton Trollope
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Clotel, or, The President's Daughter
William Wells Brown
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Tempest and Sunshine
Mary Jane Holmes
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe