Historical Fiction Books of the 1860s
The 20 most-read historical fiction books first published between 1860 and 1869, led by Great Expectations (1861), Les Misérables (1862) and The House by the Church-yard (1863).
This list collects 20 books from the 1860s by 17 authors, published between 1860 and 1869. 2 are free to read and 19 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
20 books
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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Les Misérables
Victor Hugo
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The House by the Church-yard
Sheridan Le Fanu
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Watch and Wait; The Young Fugitives
Oliver Optic
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Mark the Match Boy or Richard Hunter's Ward
Horatio Alger, Jr.
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Rough and Ready OR Life Among the New York Newsboys
Horatio Alger, Jr.
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Linda Tressel
Anthony Trollope
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Actress in High Life: An Episode in Winter Quarters
Susan Petigru King-Bowen
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d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 1: The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
Alexandre Dumas
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Chimney Corner
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Minnie's Sacrifice
Frances E. W. Harper
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David Elginbrod
George MacDonald
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Robbers Cave: a Tale of Italy
Charlotte Maria Tucker (A. L. O. E.)
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Tom Clark and His Wife, the Rosicrucian's Story
P. B. Randolph
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Max Havelaar; or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Multatuli
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Orpheus C. Kerr Papers Vol. 1
Robert Henry Newell
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Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name
Émile Gaboriau
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Margaret of Anjou
Jacob Abbott
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Pearl of Orr's Island
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Oldtown Folks
Harriet Beecher Stowe