Try Diana Gabaldon's Lord John and the Secret Matter - well researched, as far as I can see, and very readable.
Also, to go way way back, you do know Vincent Verga's Gaywick, don't you? Not strictly a historical novel (set in Edwardian times in the New York area), but more a spoof on the gothic novel, as written for gays. From that angle, very funny and very clever. Also, I fancy, well researched.
Does WWII count as 'historical'? Ursula Zielinsky's Middle Ground, told from the POV of an Austrian utterly unJewish Jewish schoolboy who wound up in a prison camp run by his uncle's lover. Or Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Catch Trap - a 'serious' novel in intention, and quite well done.
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Date: 2006-09-13 12:13 pm (UTC)Also, to go way way back, you do know Vincent Verga's Gaywick, don't you? Not strictly a historical novel (set in Edwardian times in the New York area), but more a spoof on the gothic novel, as written for gays. From that angle, very funny and very clever. Also, I fancy, well researched.
Does WWII count as 'historical'? Ursula Zielinsky's Middle Ground, told from the POV of an Austrian utterly unJewish Jewish schoolboy who wound up in a prison camp run by his uncle's lover. Or Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Catch Trap - a 'serious' novel in intention, and quite well done.