Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 19th century

Discover popular Historical Fiction books from the 19th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Christmas Fiction

1843

She #1

She

H. Rider Haggard

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1887

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #1

A Study in Scarlet

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

1887

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #3

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes

1892

Floating Island or the Pearl of the Pacific

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation · Adventure · Historical Fiction

1896

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #4

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes

1894

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #2

The Sign of Four

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

1890

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery

1868

The Horla

Guy de Maupassant

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Horror · Historical Fiction

1887

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Sweeney Todd

Thomas Preskett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, David Stuart Davies, Dick Collins

Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance

1847

The Lifted Veil

George Eliot

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1859

Beowulf

Unknown Author

Fantasy · Celtic Mythology · Historical Fiction · Mythology

1815

The Phantom Ship

Frederick Marryat

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Werewolves · Historical Fiction

1838

The Mark O' the Deil, and Other Northumbrian Tales.

Howard Pease

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1894

The Haunted Station, and other stories

Hume Nisbet

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1894

The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Adventure

1888

The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales

Richard Garnett

Fantasy · Ancient Mythology · Greek Mythology · Roman Mythology · Collection

1888

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace

Adventure · Historical Fiction

November 18, 1880

Ruth the Betrayer; or, The Female Spy

Edward Ellis, Dagni A. Bredesen

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction

1862

The Wolf Leader

Alexandre Dumas

Horror · 19th century · Werewolves · Historical Fiction

1857