Page 2 – History and Mystery Reads

Burr (1973), Gore Vidal

Rating: 9/10 Accuracy: Well researched, with real documents and events, but Burr’s opinions of the Founding…

Rating: 8/10 Accuracy: Faithful to the ancient sources on Alexander’s campaigns in Persia and India, with…

Rating: 6/10 · Translated from Russian Accuracy: Exhaustive on the Russian defeat at Tannenberg, drawing on…

Rating: 7/10 Accuracy: Extensive, with real figures and events rendered carefully and supplemented by a fictional…

Rating: 8/10 · Translated from French (original title Le Roi des Aulnes) Accuracy: Precise on East…

Rating: 8/10 Accuracy: Plausible post-Roman Britain, built from Geoffrey of Monmouth’s legends and what little archaeology…

RaRating: 9/10 Accuracy: Exceptional; O’Brian built many episodes on real naval actions, including Lord Cochrane’s capture…

Rating: 8/10 Accuracy: Faithful to the ancient sources on Alexander’s youth, with interpretation where they are…

Rating: 8/10 · Translated from French (original title L’Œuvre au noir); English edition 1976 Accuracy: Deeply…

Rating: 10/10 · Translated from Spanish; English edition 1970 Accuracy: Not a documentary novel, but the…

Rating: 7/10 Accuracy: Built on the short 1831 ‘Confessions’ recorded by lawyer Thomas R. Gray, but…

Rating: 10/10 · Translated from Japanese; English edition 1969 Accuracy: Rooted in the real persecution of…