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Books like The Memoirs of Cleopatra

12 books with a reading profile close to The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George. Clear-cut and escapist; a moderate read.

1

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

by Lew Wallace

history, narrative

Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in first-century Jerusalem, is betrayed by his childhood friend, the Roman officer Messala.
2

The Captain's Daughter

by Alexander Pushkin

history, narrative

The Captain's Daughter, set during Pugachev's Rebellion in 18th-century Russia, follows the young nobleman Pyotr Grinyov as he falls in love with Masha Mironova, the daughter of a fortress commander.
3

Hamilton: The Revolution

by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Hamilton: The Revolution documents the creation of the hip-hop musical from its inception at the White House to its Broadway premiere.
4

Sir Nigel

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Also clear-cut and escapist · history, narrative

Set during the opening decades of the Hundred Years' War, this historical novel follows Nigel Loring, an impoverished scion of a noble house.
5

Hawaii

by James A. Michener

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.
6

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.
7

Hell's Angels

by Hunter S. Thompson

history, narrative

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8

In the Company of the Courtesan

by Sarah Dunant

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

The story begins in 1527 during the Sack of Rome, as the luxury-loving prostitute Fiammetta Bianchini and her companion, the dwarf Bucino Teodoldi, escape the city’s destruction.
9

Trinity

by Leon Uris

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Leon Uris tells the story of Ireland's struggle for independence through Conor Larkin, a Catholic boy from a poor family in Ulster who grows up in the late nineteenth century.
10

Shrines of Gaiety

by Kate Atkinson

history, narrative

Set in 1926 London, the narrative centers on Nellie Coker, a ruthless matriarch who operates a profitable empire of underground nightclubs in Soho.
11

The Last of the Mohicans

by James Fenimore Cooper

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.
12

Small Island

by Andrea Levy

history, narrative

In 1948, Hortense Roberts arrives in London from Jamaica to join her husband, Gilbert Joseph, who fought for Britain in the war.

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