| 100% | LORNA | 5 | "___ Doone" (1869 historical novel) |
| 79% | LORNA | 5 | "___ Doone," 1869 historical romance |
| 74% | BLACKMORE | 9 | R D —, author of 1869 novel Lorna Doone |
| 72% | RIDD | 4 | John —, character in 1869 R D Blackmore novel Lorna Doone |
| 67% | BURR | 4 | Gore Vidal historical novel |
| 67% | SAGA | 4 | Many a historical novel |
| 65% | LORNA | 5 | "___ Doone" (1869 novel) |
| 64% | THEHAJ | 6 | Historical novel of 1984 |
| 62% | SAGA | 4 | Long historical novel |
| 59% | HAJ | 3 | 1984 historical novel, with "The" |
| 59% | HALL | 4 | Hilary Mantel historical novel "Wolf ___" |
| 59% | FRENCHMANSCREEK | 15 | Daphne du Maurier historical novel |
| 59% | SAGA | 4 | Long historical novel, e.g. |
| 59% | URIS | 4 | Leon who wrote historical novels |
| 59% | BODICERIPPER | 12 | Historical romance novel |
| 58% | THEIDIOT | 8 | 1869 Dostoyevsky novel |
| 57% | SCOTT | 5 | The Father of the Historical Novel |
| 57% | CRUSADE | 7 | 2007 historical novel by Robyn Young |
| 57% | FAULKS | 6 | Sebastian __, author of historical novel Birdsong |
| 56% | CENTENNIAL | 10 | 33-Across' 1974 historical novel about Colorado |
| 56% | OTHER | 5 | "The ___ Boleyn Girl" (Philippa Gregory historical novel) |
| 56% | URIS | 4 | Leon ___, author of the historical novel "Exodus" |
| 56% | ALICE | 5 | “The ___ Network” (2017 Kate Quinn historical novel) |
| 56% | FOLLETT | 7 | Ken __, author of thrillers and historical novels |
| 56% | SCOTT | 5 | British author of historical novels and ballads |
| 56% | INNOCENTSABROAD | 15 | 1869 Twain novel, with "The" |
| 55% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | 1862 historical novel by Victor Hugo (2 wds.) |
| 55% | SHELBY | 6 | & 19A US author of 1952 historical novel Shiloh |
| 55% | OWEN | 4 | & 11D 1940 historical novel by John Cowper Powys |