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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
Almost anything by Wilkie Collins.
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I liked "Woman in White" a lot. Sarah Rees Brennan wrote a hilarious parody of it here, with historical commentary:
https://www.sarahreesbrennan.com/201...alentines-day/ NB! The parody spoils everything that happens, so if you don't want that, read it after you've read the book.
Another possible promising series: The Grantville series starting with "1632", by Eric Flint. A modern American town gets transported to Germany in 1632. (The books don't explain how that happens, it's treated as a freak of nature, not something magical or supernatural.)
A couple caveats:
- Since there were a lot of religious schisms in Europe at that time, there's some discussion about that at times (for instance king Gustav Vasa has some strong opinions on a protestant state, and cardinal Richelieu makes a political decision about what message to give about God's intentions in a specific situation).
- There's one sex scene in the first book, very much about emotions and very little about specific physical acts. (It's the wedding night for a couple where the bride has had an extremely rough life so far, and we see her surprise and joy in discovering the difference between sex with a husband who loves and respects her versus her previous experiences with an enemy soldier who treated her as a possession)