Historical Fiction Books of the 1870s
The 24 most-read historical fiction books first published between 1870 and 1879, led by Black Beauty (1877), Daisy Miller (1877) and The Coming Race (1871).
This list collects 24 books from the 1870s by 18 authors, published between 1870 and 1879. 1 is free to read and 20 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
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Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
Daisy Miller
Henry James
The Coming Race
Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Vikram and the Vampire
Richard Francis Burton, Ernest Henry Griset
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Catherine Howard (Dramatic Reading)
Alexandre Dumas
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Complete Works of Artemus Ward Part 4, To California and Return
Artemus Ward
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Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand
Henry Cadwallader Adams
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Harry Heathcote of Gangoil
Anthony Trollope
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St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
George MacDonald
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Short Stories (Version 2)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Northern Spy
J. Thomas Warren
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Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story
Louisa May Alcott
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Ginx's Baby: His Birth and Other Misfortunes
Edward Jenkins
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G.T.T., or The Wonderful Adventures of a Pullman
Edward Everett Hale
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Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Émile Zola
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Phineas Redux (Version 2)
Anthony Trollope
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Abbe Mouret's Transgression, Book Five of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Émile Zola
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Millbank
Mary Jane Holmes
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His Excellency Eugene Rougon, Book Six of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Émile Zola
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L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Émile Zola
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Forrest House
Mary Jane Holmes
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Blockade Runners (Version 2, Dramatic Reading)
Jules Verne
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Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Prime Minister
Anthony Trollope