Historical Romance

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Random Harvest
1.  Random Harvest by James Hilton
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  "A beautiful romance that takes place between the two world wars.  Although written in the 1930s, it's still wonderful."
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Middlemarch (Wordsworth Classics)
2.  Middlemarch (Wordsworth Classics) by George Eliot
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  "Several story lines, but the best is the love between Dorathea and Will Ladislaw.  Takes place during major changes in England in the 1840s."
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Gone with the Wind
3.  Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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  "Iconic American novel set in the Civil War."
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Exodus (Modern Classics)
4.  Exodus (Modern Classics) by Leon Uris
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  "Love story set against the events leading up to the founding of Israel."
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A Soldier of the Great War
5.  A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
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  "It has a very complicated plot, but stick with it.  Love in WWI Italy."
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An Infamous Army: A Novel of Love, War, Wellington and Waterloo
6.  An Infamous Army: A Novel of Love, War, Wellington and Waterloo by Georgette Heyer
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  "Excellent description of Duchess of Richmond's Ball before Battle of Waterloo."
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The Clouds Above
7.  The Clouds Above by Andrew Greig
The list author says:
  "Love story between RAF pilot and WRAF radar operator during the Battle of Britain.  A touching story."
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A Town Like Alice
8.  A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
The list author says:
  "An Australian POW and an English woman captured by the Japanese in 1941 fall in love.  London/Maylasia/Australia are the settings.  TV adaptation is excellent."
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Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics)
9.  Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics) by William Thackeray
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  "With the background of the Napoleonic Wars, Becky Sharpe (a Regency Scarlett O'Hara) uses her wit and beauty to climb up and over people."
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The Winds of War
10.  The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
The list author says:
  "Epic story of WASP family and intellectual Jewish family,  Old-fashioned love story."
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War and Remembrance
11.  War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
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  "Sequel to Winds of War.  If you read the first book, you'll have to read the second."
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The Sun Also Rises
12.  The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
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  "Love for the Lost Generation.  Picture Ava Gardner as Lady Ashley"
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The English Patient
13.  The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
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  "Beautifully written.  Set in North Africa during WWII.  Can be slow at times."
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A Farewell to Arms
14.  A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The list author says:
  "An ambulance driver and a nurse's aide fall in love in WWI Italy.  Stilted dialog, but a good story."
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