Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett O’Hara fights to survive the Civil War and Reconstruction in the American South.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Family saga
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · ~1837–1901
Victorian / Gilded Age historical fiction romance books
Looking for historical fiction in the romance lane set during the Victorian / Gilded Age (~1837–1901)? Victorian / Gilded Age historical fiction romance books collects historical novels that match both filters—Industry, empire, class, American boom (broader 19th c.). Love stories grounded in a historical setting HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
Shelf · 13 titles
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North and South
John Jakes
Two families—one Northern, one Southern—are torn by the approach of the Civil War.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Family saga · Military & war
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
An Irish immigrant and his partner fight in the Indian Wars and Civil War (Walter Scott Prize 2017).
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Literary
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
In 1870s Gilded Age New York, lawyer Newland Archer is days from marrying flawless May Welland when her cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, returns from a ruined European marriage and makes the tribe’s rules visible. Wharton’s Pulitzer novel is historical fiction of old New York: opera boxes, Newport summers, and a love affair society will not permit.
Victorian / Gilded Age · Literary · Romance
The madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
Jennifer Ashley
Fiction · Social life and customs · Scots · Aristocracy (Social class)
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
The Proposition
Judith Ivory
Fiction · Historical Fiction · Romance · Social life and customs
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
My favorite bride:(Governess Brides #7)
Christina Dodd
Social life and customs · Fiction · England in fiction · Historical Fiction
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
No Other Woman
Heather Graham
Social life and customs · Fiction · Romance · Historical Fiction
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
Dishonor And Desire:(Ladies of Paradise Road #2)
Juliet Landon
Social life and customs · Debt · Arranged marriage · Wagers
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
Highlander Ever After
Jennifer Ashley
Fiction · Romance · Historical Fiction · Nobility
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
Savage Surrender
Cassie Edwards
Ojibwa Indians · Fiction · romance · historical romance
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
Innocence Undone- (Kingsland #1)
Kat Martin
collectionID:bodice_ripper · Historical romance · romance · Fiction
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Open Library
A Gamble with Hearts
Barbara Cartland
1970s · Fiction in English · Gambler · Historical Fiction
Victorian / Gilded Age · Cold War · Romance · Open Library
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