The best historical fiction books of 1950s (chosen by historical fiction authors)

Loved by 12 people

The Once and Future King

By T. H. White ,

Loved by 7 people

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By Elizabeth George Speare ,

Loved by 5 people

Little House in the Big Woods

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

The Cruel Sea

By Nicholas Monsarrat ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Loved by 3 people

Kristin Lavransdatter

By Sigrid Undsett ,

Loved by 3 people

Cotillion

By Georgette Heyer ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Loved by 2 people

The Sherwood Ring

By Elizabeth Marie Pope ,

Loved by 2 people

An Episode of Sparrows

By Rumer Godden ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

Loved by 1 person

The Fountain Overflows

By Rebecca West ,

Loved by 1 person

The Corinthian

By Georgette Heyer ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

A Haunting at Venus Bay

By Julie Brooks ,

Loved by 1 person

Snow Treasure

By Marie McSwigan ,

Loved by 1 person

On the Banks of Plum Creek

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

By Thomas Mann ,

Loved by 1 person

Little Town on the Prairie

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

A Haunting at Venus Bay

By Julie Brooks ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

The Lyon's Last Chance

By Edie Cay ,

Loved by 1 person

Satan in Goray

By Isaac Bashevis Singer ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

A Haunting at Venus Bay

By Julie Brooks ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

Loved by 1 person

The Bridge Over the Drina

By Ivo Andric ,

A Haunting at Venus Bay

By Julie Brooks ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

Loved by 1 person

The Ugly American

By William J. Lederer , Eugene Burdick ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

A Haunting at Venus Bay

By Julie Brooks ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

The Lyon's Last Chance

By Edie Cay ,

Crossing

By Lisa Redfern ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

A Small Compass

By Cinda Gault ,

A Most Improper Summer

By Arietta Richmond ,

Lake Song

By Lesley Pratt Bannatyne ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Catching It Lovely

By Laurie Marr Wasmund ,

A Haunting at Venus Bay

By Julie Brooks ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

The Lyon's Last Chance

By Edie Cay ,

Crossing

By Lisa Redfern ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

A Small Compass

By Cinda Gault ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Night Terminus

By Ellis Scott ,

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

By Tanya E. Williams ,

The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea

By Gretchen McCullough ,

The best historical fiction books of the 1950s

The books our community loved the most.

The Once and Future King

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Little House in the Big Woods

The Cruel Sea

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Kristin Lavransdatter

Cotillion

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Abandoning the Script

The Sherwood Ring

An Episode of Sparrows

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Abandoning the Script

Catching It Lovely

The Fountain Overflows

The Corinthian

Books from our members

Abandoning the Script

Catching It Lovely

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Abandoning the Script

Catching It Lovely

A Haunting at Venus Bay

Snow Treasure

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

Little Town on the Prairie

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Abandoning the Script

Catching It Lovely

A Haunting at Venus Bay

Serpent Visions

The Lyon's Last Chance

Satan in Goray

Books from our members

Catching It Lovely

A Haunting at Venus Bay

Serpent Visions

The Bridge Over the Drina

Books from our members

A Haunting at Venus Bay

Serpent Visions

The Ugly American

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Abandoning the Script

Catching It Lovely

A Haunting at Venus Bay

Serpent Visions

The Lyon's Last Chance

Crossing

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

A Small Compass

Books from our members

A Most Improper Summer

Lake Song

Abandoning the Script

Catching It Lovely

A Haunting at Venus Bay

Serpent Visions

The Lyon's Last Chance

Crossing

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

A Small Compass

City of the Muse

We Are Made

Night Terminus