Can you recommend more best selling period novels?

If you're a beginner, you might like 'Gone with the Wind'. It has a big, sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. 'Persuasion' is also a lovely choice. The love story in it is very relatable and it gives a good sense of the Georgian era. Also, 'The Time Traveler's Wife' is quite accessible. It has a unique take on love with the time - travel element.

One of the best selling period novels is 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen. It has been popular for centuries with its vivid characters and exploration of love and marriage in the 19th - century English society.

Well, 'Sense and Sensibility' by Jane Austen is a great best - selling period romance. It shows the different approaches to love of the Dashwood sisters in the Regency era. Then there's 'The Time Traveler's Wife' which is a unique period romance as it involves time - travel. The love between Henry and Clare, and how they deal with his involuntary time - jumps through different periods, has made it very popular. Also, 'Persuasion' by Jane Austen is a wonderful example. The second - chance love story of Anne Elliot in the Georgian era has charmed countless readers.

Sure. 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' is a great example. The relationship between the older woman and the younger man in this novel is full of passion and mystery. It's set in a historical backdrop which makes the story even more engaging.

Yes. 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker is a great English period novel. Set in a spooky and gothic world, it introduced the famous vampire Count Dracula. It's full of mystery and horror elements. Also, 'North and South' by Elizabeth Gaskell is very good. It contrasts the industrial north and the more genteel south in England, and has a great love story in the middle of it.

Definitely 'Suite Française' by Irène Némirovsky. It's a remarkable work as Némirovsky was writing about the German occupation of France while she was living through it. 'Empire of the Sun' by J.G. Ballard is also a great read. It tells the story of a young boy's experiences in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. And 'The Longest Day' by Cornelius Ryan, which gives a detailed account of the D - Day invasion.

Sure. 'The Big Sleep' by Raymond Chandler is a top - notch period mystery novel. It's set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in the 1930s and features the hard - boiled detective Philip Marlowe. Another good one is 'The Maltese Falcon' by Dashiell Hammett. It's a classic noir mystery from the same era, with a complex plot centered around a valuable statuette.

Yes. 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is a well - known best - seller. J.R.R. Tolkien created a vast and detailed fantasy world filled with hobbits, elves, dwarves, and powerful magic. '1984' by George Orwell is also a best - selling novel that warns about totalitarianism and the loss of privacy. 'The Alchemist' is a very inspiring best - selling book that tells the story of a shepherd boy on a journey to find his personal legend.

One of the best - selling novels in 1986 was 'It' by Stephen King. It's a horror novel that follows the story of a group of kids facing a terrifying, shape - shifting entity in their town.

Sure. 'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes is a great best - selling romance novel. It's a story about Louisa Clark, a young woman hired to care for a quadriplegic man named Will Traynor. Their relationship evolves in unexpected ways, and it deals with themes of love, sacrifice, and self - discovery in a very touching manner.