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Period Fiction

Post by Lochaber » Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:41 pm

Gentlemen,

I hope that some of you can recommend some period fiction to me.
I know that historical fiction can be despised by the highbrow literati, but I like it as escapism, and also to rekindle my enthusiasm.

I'm looking for anything from the Williamite/Marlburian/SYW periods.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Period Fiction

Post by Cameronian » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:04 pm

SYW: The Luck of Barry Lyndon
by William Makepeace Thackeray

The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars
By George Alfred Henty

With Frederick the Great by G. A. Henty

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a humorous novel by Laurence Sterne; and is totally nuts

William by the Grace of God. By Marjorie Bowen.
'An admirable novel with William of Orange as its hero.' OOPS, this is about William the Silent, Prince of Nassau in the previous century.
"You might well think that; I couldn't possibly comment"

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Re: Period Fiction

Post by Churchill » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:09 pm

Ray.
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Re: Period Fiction

Post by custosarmorum » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:27 pm

You might like the Jack Steel novels (Man of Honour and Rules of War) by Iain Gale that cover Blenheim and Ramillies.
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Re: Period Fiction

Post by Lochaber » Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:21 pm

Thanks lads.
Yes, I'm quite partial to a bit of Henty.
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