8 best-selling historical books like Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard

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Mr. Timothy

By: Louis Bayard

3.61

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

It's the Christmas season, and Mr. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, …

"I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river."

-Louis Bayard, Mr. Timothy

"I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river."

-Louis Bayard, Mr. Timothy

"For reasons I have yet to define, Signor Arpelli stood out from his colleagues. The curled brim of his hat, perhaps. A certain mingling of gravity and levity- I thought the masks of Janus had merged in his eyes."

-Louis Bayard, Mr. Timothy

"For reasons I have yet to define, Signor Arpelli stood out from his colleagues. The curled brim of his hat, perhaps. A certain mingling of gravity and levity- I thought the masks of Janus had merged in his eyes."

-Louis Bayard, Mr. Timothy

If you liked the historical plot in Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Still Life With Crows (Pendergast, #4)

By: Douglas Preston , Lincoln Child

4.21

Format: 571 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A small Kansas town has turned into a killing ground. Is it a serial killer, a man with the need to… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Chauncy made a huge effort to control himself. “I had lunch at Maisie’s Diner."

-Douglas Preston, Still Life With Crows (Pendergast, #4)

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2. The Financial Lives of the Poets

By: Jess Walter

3.55

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

The Financial Lives of the Poetsis a comic and heartfelt novel from National Book Award nominee Jes… read more

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  • fiction
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3. Surrender, New York

By: Caleb Carr

4.23

Format: 343 pages, ebook

Caleb Carr, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Alienistand The Angel of Darkness,returns wi… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. Mr. Timothy

By: Louis Bayard

3.61

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

It's the Christmas season, and Mr. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, … read more

Similar categories in Louis Bayard's Mr. Timothy book and Louis Bayard's Mr. Timothy

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river."

-Louis Bayard, Mr. Timothy

"For reasons I have yet to define, Signor Arpelli stood out from his colleagues. The curled brim of his hat, perhaps. A certain mingling of gravity and levity- I thought the masks of Janus had merged …"

-Louis Bayard, Mr. Timothy

5. The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)

By: Alex Grecian

3.63

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectives--known as "Th… read more

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6. The Poe Shadow

By: Matthew Pearl

4.04

Format: 176 pages,

Through the eyes of a Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, Pearl opens a new window on the truth b… read more

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7. Legion

By: William Peter Blatty

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

One by one the bizarre murders frustrate and torment Lt. Kinderman , the homicide detective from Th… read more

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8. Mason & Dixon

By: Thomas Pynchon , Jordi Fibla

3.97

Format: 480 pages,

The story of Charles Mason (1728-1786) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-1779)--the British surveyors best r… read more

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9. The Italian Secretary

By: Caleb Carr

3.67

Format: 363 pages,

Mycroft Holmes's encoded message to his brother, Sherlock, is unsubtle enough even for Dr. Watson t… read more

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10. The Quincunx

By: Charles Palliser

4.02

Format: 787 pages, Paperback

The protagonist, a young man naive enough to be blind to all clues about his own hidden history (an… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"Yes, Jonnie," Emma said. "Extraordinary as it seems, it was mere coincidence that brought you to our door. It's the sort of thing that you expect to find only in a novel — and only when you know the …"

-Charles Palliser, The Quincunx

11. American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America

By: Chris Hedges

3.59

Format: 320 pages,

Twenty-five years ago, when Pat Robertson and other radio and televangelists first spoke of the Uni… read more

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12. The Crimson Petal and the White

By: Michel Faber

3.88

Format: 922 pages, Paperback

Sugar, 19, prostitute in Victorian London, yearns for a better life. From brutal brothel-keeper Mr… read more

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  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"El hombre no sólo vive de alta cultura."

-Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White

"La educación es cebar al cordero antes de matarlo."

-Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White

"Because I must do something while I still can. Each soul is still incalculably precious."

-Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White

"Participating in Society in not a thing one can do naturally; one has to rehearse for it."

-Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White

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13. The House That Horror Built

By: Christina Henry

3.22

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifyi… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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14. The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel

By: Molly Greeley

3.78

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

For everyone who loved Pride and Prejudice—and legions of historical fiction lovers—an inspired deb… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
"Sometimes I have moments of pure astonishment when I realize that William, it seems, is very sure that he knows all of me. He believes that I am the person he sits across from at dinner every evening…"

-Molly Greeley, The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel

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15. The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch

By: Melinda Taub

3.81

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesom… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Beautiful Eucharist

By: Matthew Kelly

4.39

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

Nothing will transform your life quite like a personal encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist. When … read more

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17. Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker returns to her most famous heroi… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Watergate: A New History

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.49

Format: 832 pages, Hardcover

From Garrett​ Graff, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full … read more

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  • historical
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19. D (A Tale of Two Worlds)

By: Michel Faber

3.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A stunning modern-day Dickensian fable and a celebration of friendship and bravery for freethinkers… read more

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  • fiction
"The Gamp had been in charge for quite a few seasons now, and the good weather still hadn't come back, but he blamed this on the evil deeds of various people he disliked. If it wasn't for these terrib…"

-Michel Faber, D (A Tale of Two Worlds)

Cover of City of Vengeance (Cesare Aldo #1) by D.V. Bishop

20. City of Vengeance (Cesare Aldo #1)

By: D.V. Bishop

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

City of Vengeance is an explosive debut historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Flo… read more

Similar categories in D.V. Bishop's City of Vengeance (Cesare Aldo #1) book and Louis Bayard's Mr. Timothy

  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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21. Kagen the Damned (Kagen the Damned, #1)

By: Jonathan Maberry

3.95

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Sworn by Oath Kagen Vale is the trusted and feared captain of the palace guard, charged with pro… read more

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  • fiction

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4.21

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3.55

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4.23

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Kristin Harmel

4.25

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4.04

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