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24 books recommended for fans of Losing Nelson by Barry Unsworth, tied together by themes of NAPOLEONIC WARS, 1800-1815_FICTION, GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION, and FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL.

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Themes: NAPOLEONIC WARS, 1800-1815_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

#15

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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The Armourer’s Prentices — Charlotte M. Yonge

Charlotte M Yonge

Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

#17

Windsor Castle

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

#18

The Serpent Garden

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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So Much Life Left Over: A Novel — Louis de Bernieres

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

#20

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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The Eye in the Door

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

#22

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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Themes: GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION • FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

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Themes: FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL

If Losing Nelson by Barry Unsworth is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by NAPOLEONIC WARS, 1800-1815_FICTION, GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION, FICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERAL and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Susan Holloway Scott, Geraldine Brooks, Louise Muhlbach, C. S. Forester, and others.