Histories that read like wonderful novels

A Listmania! list by Fiona
 
Digging Up the Dead: Uncovering the Life and Times of an Extraordinary Surgeon
1.  Digging Up the Dead: Uncovering the Life and Times of an Extraordinary Surgeon by Druin Burch
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  "Blood, boldness & revolutions - told with a surprisingly personal touch - enthralling!"
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Stanley: Africa's Greatest Explorer: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer
2.  Stanley: Africa's Greatest Explorer: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer by Tim Jeal
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  "Jewel of an account of adventure and personal exploration"
£16.25   Used & New from: £10.00
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857
3.  The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple
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  "Vivid and lively, as well as sad and evocative"
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The Verneys: A True Story of Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-century England
4.  The Verneys: A True Story of Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-century England by Adrian Tinniswood
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  "One family and a whole century!"
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Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of a Great English Dynasty
5.  Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of a Great English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey
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  "Bailey mines riches out of this story of coal"
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Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945
6.  Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945 by Patrick Bishop
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  "The memories and stories of men whose lives made history"
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Citizens: A Chronicle of The French Revolution
7.  Citizens: A Chronicle of The French Revolution by Simon Schama
The list author says:
  "An account of the French Revolution that grips like a soap opera and touches like a poem"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770
8.  Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770 by Emily Cockayne
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  "Filthy in almost the best possible way"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

More Than A Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years
9.  More Than A Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years by John Major
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  "The first of May will never seem the same"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Young Stalin
10.  Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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  "The world's most successful terrorist"
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Vulcan 607
11.  Vulcan 607 by Rowland White
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  "Boy's own story of heroism &  patriotic Britishness"
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Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years
12.  Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared Diamond
The list author says:
  "Slightly hard work sometimes, but worth it"
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.46
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)

A Guinea Pig's History of Biology
13.  A Guinea Pig's History of Biology by Jim Endersby
The list author says:
  "Attractive & vividly written account of the species that made science possible"
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