Books like Sir Nigel
12 books with a reading profile close to Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle. Clear-cut and escapist; a moderate read.
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The Scottish Chiefs
by Jane Porter
Also clear-cut and escapist · history, narrative
Jane Porter’s historical novel recounts the life of William Wallace during the Scottish Wars of Independence against King Edward I of England.
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Hawaii
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
James Michener’s narrative begins with the volcanic formation of the islands before chronicling the successive waves of human arrivals.
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The Last of the Mohicans
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, the narrative follows frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye, and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas.
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Johnny Tremain
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in revolutionary Boston, the story follows fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, a talented silversmith's apprentice whose career is destroyed when a molten silver accident leaves his hand permanently disfigured.
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The Robe
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Marcellus Gallio, a Roman tribune stationed in Palestine, participates in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth and wins the condemned man’s seamless robe in a dice game.
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Child's History of England (Annotated and Illustrated)
by Charles Dickens, Toby Davidson
history, narrative
In this work, Charles Dickens provides a chronological narrative of English history spanning from the ancient Roman invasions under Julius Caesar to the seventeenth-century Glorious Revolution.
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Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz, W.S. Kuniczak
history, narrative
Set in Nero's Rome, "Quo Vadis" tells the story of the Roman patrician Marcus Vinicius and his passionate, yet conflicted, love for the Christian Ligia.
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The Doings of Raffles Haw
Also clear-cut and escapist · narrative, classic literature
Raffles Haw is a reclusive chemist who discovers a method to transmute lead into gold, granting him nearly infinite wealth.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Also clear-cut and escapist · history, narrative
On the eve of his marriage and promotion to captain, sailor Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of treason by three jealous rivals.
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