2006-09-09 16:18:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen is very good, a romance and historical
2006-09-09 16:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Novik "His Majesty's Dragon". The author just came out about a year ago. There are three books; this is the first. It's setting is in England during the Napoleon's wars. And everythings the same, except that dragons exist (as the title may have told you).
It's about a naval captain who is forced to give up the sea in order to be an aerial captain. After battling and capturing a French ship, they discover that there's a dragon egg ready to hatch in the hold. And if a dragon is not paired with a handler as soon as it is hatched, it stays wild and is no good for war. England needs all the dragons they can get.
Basically, no one wants to do this because there is no honor (as far as the rest of the army is concerned) in being a part of the aerial troops.
Any way, the captain (Laurence) ends up with the dragon. You can just imagine how he felt about the whole situation and the stupid dragon. The story is partly a love story- the unbelievable bond that develops between them and it is an awakening.
It is one of the best books i've read in quite a while.
2006-09-10 06:38:28 · answer #2 · answered by blackdragoninferno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Fountainhead," by Aun Rand,
"Animal Farm," and "1984," by George Orwell
All have relevant historical value and two have romance, too. Great reading for individual thinking in today's world events.
YES, someone above also read 'The Kent Chronicles" by John Jakes? FANTASTIC series which started with The Bastard! I read those when they were just coming out and were supposed to end by the Bi-Centennial... but only ended in the 1890s... fantiastic reading! Whew... great indeed! History is a back drop to the adventures and tribulations of a family and the offsprings throughout history, they meet historical figures and fashions and fads of the day are mentioned along with inventions and conventional attitudes of the day (pro and con). READ these books and you'll love the characters, males and females!
2006-09-09 16:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Marilynne Robinson! Actually, she has only 2 novels and both are exquisite. Gilead is more historical than Housekeeping.
John Jakes "Kent Family Chronicles" about America during the revolutionary war
My book "Rehearsal" is a literary romance set in the 70s and filled with music. ;-) Well, so you asked. LOL!
2006-09-09 16:24:30 · answer #4 · answered by voxxylady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Legend" by Jude Devareux.
"Her wedding fast approaching, celebrated chef Kady Long knew she was the luckiest woman alive...until she slipped into a delicate satin wedding dress she found in an antique flour tin and was overcome by an odd dizzy spell. When she came to, Kady was in the dusty western town of Legend, Colorado -- where a hanging was about to commence! With quick wits and more than a little moxie, Kady halts the proceedings, much to the relief of one Cole Jordan, a tall, thankful, and very appealing man.
Now it's Kady's turn to enlist his help to find a way back home. But before long, Kady discovers a passion that she knows can only live in Legend -- until Cole reveals a secret that unites them in a way Kady never could have imagined."
2006-09-09 16:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by pixiechic_77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite historical romance is Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. It tells the story of a young woman named Claire who is transported from post World War II era Scotland to the seventeen hundreds through a circle of standing stones (similar to Stonehenge).
Along the way she meets a handsome, young outlaw named Jamie and together they have to overcome many challenges as she grapples with the question of whether or not to go back to her own time to the husband she left behind, or to stay in the past with this new love.
It does sound a bit bodice ripper-ish, but Gabaldon's excellent prose makes it a wonderful read.
It's also the beginning of the Outlander series, and is continued in Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, the Fiery Cross, and a Breath of Snow and Ashes.
2006-09-09 16:32:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kat D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Historical Fiction--The Killer Angels by Mike Saara is one of the best novels I've ever read.
Oh yeah and the Orwell novels are great--1984 and Animal Farm and he wrote a short story called "Shooting an Elephant" that was disturbing and thought provoking.
2006-09-09 16:21:06 · answer #7 · answered by makingthisup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Lisa Kleypas! I would recommend these authors and books defiantly: The Ascesion Series and The Knight Series by Gaelen Foley The Malory Series by Johanna Lindsey Bride and Ransom by Julie Garwood Whitney, my love and Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught Those are my favorites! Also some other Lisa Kleypas books are great!
2016-03-27 04:41:36 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow Falling On Cedars is set in the Pacific Northwest in the 1940s. Good book. The L.A. Times said:
"Haunting.... A whodunit complete with courtroom maneuvering and surprising turns of evidence and at the same time a mystery, something altogether richer and deeper."
Avoid the movie; it wasn't very good.
2006-09-09 16:24:59 · answer #9 · answered by mistersato 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Anne River Siddon
2006-09-09 16:20:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋