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

The Cruel Sea

By Nicholas Monsarrat ,

Loved by 5 people

Little House in the Big Woods

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Loved by 3 people

Kristin Lavransdatter

By Sigrid Undsett ,

Loved by 3 people

Cotillion

By Georgette Heyer ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

Loved by 2 people

The Sherwood Ring

By Elizabeth Marie Pope ,

Loved by 2 people

An Episode of Sparrows

By Rumer Godden ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Loved by 1 person

The Fountain Overflows

By Rebecca West ,

Loved by 1 person

The Corinthian

By Georgette Heyer ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Congress's Cryptographer

By Jean C. O'Connor ,

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) ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Congress's Cryptographer

By Jean C. O'Connor ,

Rathuun

By David Fitz-Gerald ,

Miriam in the Shadows

By John Winn Miller,

Loved by 1 person

Satan in Goray

By Isaac Bashevis Singer ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Congress's Cryptographer

By Jean C. O'Connor ,

Rathuun

By David Fitz-Gerald ,

Loved by 1 person

The Bridge Over the Drina

By Ivo Andric ,

Congress's Cryptographer

By Jean C. O'Connor ,

Rathuun

By David Fitz-Gerald ,

Loved by 1 person

The Ugly American

By William J. Lederer , Eugene Burdick ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Congress's Cryptographer

By Jean C. O'Connor ,

Rathuun

By David Fitz-Gerald ,

Miriam in the Shadows

By John Winn Miller,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Margery and Me

By Maryka Biaggio ,

Wheel Man

By Marcia Calhoun Forecki ,

The Swordsman of Venice

By Rob Samborn ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Voices on the Wind

By Helena P. Schrader ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Congress's Cryptographer

By Jean C. O'Connor ,

Rathuun

By David Fitz-Gerald ,

Miriam in the Shadows

By John Winn Miller,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Margery and Me

By Maryka Biaggio ,

Wheel Man

By Marcia Calhoun Forecki ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

By Tanya E. Williams ,

The Aphorism Club

By Tracey Lee ,

The Losing Role

By Steve Anderson ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

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

The Cruel Sea

Little House in the Big Woods

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Kristin Lavransdatter

Cotillion

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Voices on the Wind

The Sherwood Ring

An Episode of Sparrows

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Voices on the Wind

War and Preservation

The Fountain Overflows

The Corinthian

Books from our members

Voices on the Wind

War and Preservation

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Voices on the Wind

War and Preservation

Congress's Cryptographer

Snow Treasure

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

Little Town on the Prairie

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Voices on the Wind

War and Preservation

Congress's Cryptographer

Rathuun

Miriam in the Shadows

Satan in Goray

Books from our members

War and Preservation

Congress's Cryptographer

Rathuun

The Bridge Over the Drina

Books from our members

Congress's Cryptographer

Rathuun

The Ugly American

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Voices on the Wind

War and Preservation

Congress's Cryptographer

Rathuun

Miriam in the Shadows

Fried Chicken Castañeda

Margery and Me

Wheel Man

Books from our members

The Swordsman of Venice

Abandoning the Script

Voices on the Wind

War and Preservation

Congress's Cryptographer

Rathuun

Miriam in the Shadows

Fried Chicken Castañeda

Margery and Me

Wheel Man

Written in Blood

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

The Aphorism Club