The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettAn Angel in Los Angeles by A.M. SardarGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Historical fiction worth reading
1,336 books — 749 voters

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Best Books of the 20th Century
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