[ATY 2023] Books Set in Pre-19th Century (271 books)

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Prompt: Three books, each of which is set in a different century

These are books set before the 1800s, including during medieval times, the Renaissance, and the Age of Enlightenment.

For other centuries:
Set during Mythological Times (Ancient BCE)
Set in the 19th Century (1800s)
Set in the 20th Century (1900s)
Set in the 21st Century (2000s)
Set Post-21st Century (2100 and Beyond)

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1	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 323,451 ratings score: 1,171, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.07 avg rating — 140,769 ratings score: 840, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 818,041 ratings score: 756, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.96 avg rating — 43,980 ratings score: 709, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.85 avg rating — 533,657 ratings score: 698, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 79,621 ratings score: 577, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 482,238 ratings score: 574, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 774,154 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 390,932 ratings score: 529, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Beowulf by Unknown 3.50 avg rating — 341,527 ratings score: 497, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Magic Lessons (Practical Magic #0.1) by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 65,994 ratings score: 492, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1) by Mackenzi Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 144,864 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.88 avg rating — 43,058 ratings score: 489, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 192,795 ratings score: 481, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Candide by Voltaire 3.76 avg rating — 297,490 ratings score: 478, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 139,859 ratings score: 464, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset 4.31 avg rating — 14,149 ratings score: 459, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 4.02 avg rating — 215,439 ratings score: 448, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Matrix by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 65,888 ratings score: 439, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 51,836 ratings score: 434, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.13 avg rating — 48,161 ratings score: 423, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2) by Jessie Burton 3.84 avg rating — 14,527 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 4.03 avg rating — 158,969 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Witch Light by Susan Fletcher 4.31 avg rating — 8,077 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Red Queen (Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #3; The Cousins' War, #2) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 77,399 ratings score: 356, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift 3.59 avg rating — 295,978 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 30,549 ratings score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) by T.H. White 3.89 avg rating — 28,139 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 1,002,969 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-4) by T.H. White 4.07 avg rating — 117,041 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Last Hours (Black Death, #1) by Minette Walters 3.92 avg rating — 8,441 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4.17 avg rating — 1,439,452 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 627,342 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 268,192 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by Matthew Gabriele (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 3,216 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Devil in the Marshalsea (Thomas Hawkins, #1) by Antonia Hodgson (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 4,757 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) by Jessie Burton 3.62 avg rating — 151,573 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 173,355 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 12,702 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,140,564 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Haven by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 11,220 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 510,727 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Familiars by Stacey Halls 3.87 avg rating — 53,161 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant 3.81 avg rating — 99,735 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis 4.08 avg rating — 18,058 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) by C.J. Sansom 4.06 avg rating — 60,771 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 103,647 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt by Esther Forbes 3.70 avg rating — 50,842 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 181,541 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	1776 by David McCullough 4.10 avg rating — 245,418 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 123,017 ratings score: 240, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 29,235 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitane, #1) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 11,470 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4.10 avg rating — 347,200 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 71,449 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,456 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon 4.02 avg rating — 9,748 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria Mackenzie 3.81 avg rating — 2,759 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich 3.97 avg rating — 7,828 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie 3.94 avg rating — 107,862 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.34 avg rating — 1,226,307 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1) by Judith McNaught 4.20 avg rating — 55,996 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.02 avg rating — 640,029 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #12) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 32,613 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier 3.71 avg rating — 3,094 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2) by Julie Garwood 4.16 avg rating — 37,636 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 9,821 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) by Ivo Andrić 4.33 avg rating — 24,622 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 52,432 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare 3.88 avg rating — 39,405 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 132,044 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Ransom (Highlands' Lairds, #2) by Julie Garwood 4.33 avg rating — 38,183 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1) by Noah Gordon 4.41 avg rating — 59,503 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 27,923 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Royal Physician's Visit by Per Olov Enquist 3.82 avg rating — 4,648 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Child from the Sea by Elizabeth Goudge 4.02 avg rating — 870 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1) by Margaret Frazer 3.89 avg rating — 4,222 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Shadow on the Crown by Patricia Bracewell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 6,147 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 272,014 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 6,134 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Borgia Confessions by Alyssa Palombo (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 922 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade 3.93 avg rating — 430 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 63,728 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England by Joanne Paul (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 930 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 2,260 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly 3.75 avg rating — 7,820 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	A Vision of Light (Margaret of Ashbury, #1) by Judith Merkle Riley 4.12 avg rating — 3,148 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Importance of Pawns (Chronicles of the House of Valois, #1) by Keira Morgan (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 467 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 166,508 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 22,363 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Illuminations by Mary Sharratt (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,889 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Poison Bed by Elizabeth Fremantle 3.55 avg rating — 1,504 ratings score: 147, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Jassy by Norah Lofts 4.01 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1) by Julie Garwood 4.22 avg rating — 70,047 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	White Rose Rebel by Janet Paisley 3.68 avg rating — 603 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 90,791 ratings score: 138, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 3.80 avg rating — 71,545 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare 3.99 avg rating — 6,635 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Devil Water by Anya Seton 3.97 avg rating — 1,955 ratings score: 133, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.09 avg rating — 95,102 ratings score: 131, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars