historical

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay written by James Goldman, and Edward Bond, based on Robert K. Massie’s 1967 book of the same name, which is a partial account of the last ruling Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra

Dangerous Liaisons

1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play Les liaisons dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

The Leopard

Novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the Risorgimento

The Berlin Stories

Book consisting of two novellas by Christopher Isherwood: Goodbye to Berlin and Mr Norris Changes Trains

Les Miserables

French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century

The Scarlet Letter

Work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity