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The Spirit of the Times: Novels that capture the general intellectual, moral or cultural feel of the times in which they were written

• Alexander, Bruce. Death of a Colonial (18th Century England)
• Amado, Jorge. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1940s, Brazil)
• Andersen, Kurt. Turn of the Century (1999, Futuristic US)
• Atwood, Margaret. Alias Grace (mid-1800s, Canada)
• Belfer, Lauren. City of Light (1900, Buffalo, NY)
• Boyd, William. Blue Afternoon (1902, Philippines)
• Brock, Darryl. If I Never Get Back (Post-Civil War, US)
• Carr, Caleb. The Alienist (1890s, New York City)
• Carr. Caleb. The Angel of Darkness (1890s, New York City)>/li>
• Chadwick, Elizabeth. The Love Knot (Medieval Britain)
• Chadwick. Elizabeth. The Wild Hunt (Medieval Britain)
• Chisholm, P.F.  A Surfeit of Guns (Elizabethan England)
• Christilian, J.D.  Scarlet Women (1870s, New York City)
• Clair, Maxine. Rattlebone (1950s, All-African-American Kansas town)
• DeLillo, Don. Libra (1960s, Dallas)
• Deillo, Don. Underworld (1950s, US)
• Doctorow, E.L. Ragtime (early 1900s, New York City)
• Douglas, Marcia. Madam Fate (20th Century, Jamaica)
• Finney, Jack. Time and Again (1880s, New York City + Time Travel)
• Finney, Jack. From Time to Time (1800s, New York City + Time Travel)
• Finney, Patricia. Unicorn's Blood (Elizabethan England)
• Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby (1920s, Long Island)
• Flagg, Fannie. Coming Attractions (1950s Mississippi)
• Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain (Civil War, US South)
• Gabaldon, Diana, Drums of Autumn ( 1740s Scotland, Pre-Revolutionary War US + Time Travel)
• Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying (1940s Louisiana)
• Garrett, George P.  The King of Babylon Shall Not Come Against You (1960s, Florida)
• George, Margaret. The Memoirs of Cleopatra (ca. 30 BC, Eygpt)
• George, Margaret. Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles (16th Century, England)
• Golden, Arthur. Memoirs of a Geisha (1920s to present, Japan)
• Gregory, Philippa. Earthly Joys (1600s, England)
• Gutcheon, Beth. Saying Grace (Late 20th Century, California gold-coast)
• Guterson, David. Snow Falling on Cedars (1950s, Washington State)
• Hamill, Pete. Snow in August (1947, Brooklyn)
• Hellenga, Robert. The Sixteen Pleasures (1960s, Italy)
• Heyer, Georgette. The Convenient Marriage (1770s, England)
• Hoffman, Alice. Seventh Heaven (1950s, Long Island)
• Holland, Cecelia. Great Maria (Medieval Italy)
• Kennedy, William. The Flaming Corsage (1884-1912, Albany and New York City)
• King, Stephen. The Dead Zone (1970s, New England)
• Korelitz, Jean Hanff. The Sabbathday River (1980s, New England)
• Lawrence, Margaret. The Burning Bride (Late-18th Century, Maine)
• Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird (1930s, Alabama)
• Llywelyn, Morgan. 1916 (Early 20th Century, Ireland)
• McInerney, Jay. Bright Lights, Big City (1980s, New York City)
• Michener, James A. Mexico (Mexico, over time)
• Michener, James A. Centennial (Colorado, over time)
• Mitchell, Margaret. Gone With the Wind (Civil War, US South)
• Morgan, Robert. Gap Creek (1900, Appalachia, Carolinas)
• Mosley, Walter. Devil in a Blue Dress (1940s, Southern California)
• Newman, Sharan. Death Comes as Epiphany (Medieval France)
• O'Brian, Patrick. Master and Commander (Napoleanic Wars, British Royal Navy at Sea)
• Pears, Iain. An Instance of the Fingerpost (1660s, England)
• Peters, Ellis. One Corpse Too Many (Medieval England)
• Potok, Chaim. Davita's Harp (1930s-40s, Jewish communities, New York City)
• Renault, Mary. The Mask of Apollo (Ancient Greece)
• Ross, Kate. Cut to the Quick (1820s, London)
• Santmyer, Helen Hoover. And Ladies of the Club (1860s-1920s, Ohio)
• Shaara, Michael. Killer Angels (Civil War, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
• Shreve, Anita. Fortune's Rocks (1899, New England)
• Soos, Troy. Hanging Curve (1922, St. Louis)
• Steinbeck, John. Grapes of Wrath (Depression Era, Oklahoma & California)
• Thane, Elswyth. Dawn's Early Light (1770s, Williamburg, Virginia)
• Tsukiyama, Gail. Women of the Silk (Early 20th Century, China)
• Turner, Nancy E. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (Arizona Territories)
• Uris, Leon. Exodus (Post WWII, Israel)
• Walker, Mildred. Winter Wheat (1940s, Montana)
• Willis, Connie. Doomsday Book (Medieval England + Time Travel)
• Wolfe, Tom. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1980s, New York City)
• Youmans, Marly. Catherwood (Late 17th Century, New York frontier)