French historical fiction

[34maine]

Hello, I've been trying to find some historical fiction about France mainly, and I've already bought a few that I'm trying to work my way up to. But I was hoping to get some suggestions of some to look into. So if you know of any good ones, any suggestions would be great, thanks!

[Dark Muse]

Dumas is always a good one. I loved The Three Musketeers.

The Count of Monte Cristo is also a great book though it is questionable as "historical fiction" while being about a historical event, it was written in Dumas' own time.

A more contemporary work of historical fiction I recently read and really enjoyed is Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Probably the most famous that would fit into your criteria would be Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, which I quite enjoyed.

[Venerable Bede]

Some of my favourite historical fiction novels deal with French history. I would recommend:

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. This is one of my favourite books; it is unparalleled in the genre of adventure novels.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. A dark, gothic tragedy set in 15th century Paris, you don't want to pass this one up if you're looking for French historical fiction.

Other good ones would be A Tale of Two Cities and Quentin Durward but they are written by British authors so I'm not sure if that fits your criteria.

[kiki1982]

There are a whole number of Dumas ones. Although they are not all accurate (people cn get 20 younger or older depending on Dumas need or a character...), they are a good image of life then.

You could also try some sections of Les Misérables. Though not all is historical fiction per se, the bit about Waterloo is a genuine account and the bit about the barricades is genuine too.

[kelby_lake]

Probably the most famous that would fit into your criteria would be Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, which I quite enjoyed.

Agreed. Also Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[dfloyd]

These are too numerous to list here, but the major categories are:

The Romances of Henry II (5 volumes)
The Valois Romances (3 volumes)
The d'Artagnan Romaces (8 volumes)
The romances of the regency and Louis XV (4 volumes)
The Marie Antoinette Romances (12 volumes)
The Napoleon Romances (6 volumes)
Various Historical Romances (7 volumes)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2 volumes)

These are fictional, so that have to be taken with a grain of salt. But I have read most, and they are enjoyable and fairly accurate time wise.

[34maine]

Thanks guys this will be a good start. I have a few of these books already, the Dumas, Hugo and Dickens stuff. I definitely want to read those. But I think I'm gonna start out with something more contemporary, like Madame Tussaud. So thanks for that.