Books like Artemisia by Alexandra Lapierre

A young orphan girl from Canada makes her way to a Prince Edward Island farm and becomes a cherished member of a family there, all while proving she has a talent for making friends and learning languages.

Mark Twain’s witty travelogue recounts his observations and misadventures across Europe, from rafting the Neckar to a telescope‑observed ascent of Mont Blanc, blending humor with cultural critique.

Ben‑Hur chronicles the rise of Judah Ben‑Hur from noble youth to slave, set against the grandeur of the Roman Empire and the crucifixion of Jesus, blending epic adventure with historical and biblical themes.

A vivid fictional portrait of Augustus Caesar, tracing his rise from youth to power amid Rome’s political intrigue.

A historical adventure novel about a Chilean seamstress who flees to Peru and forms a passionate bond with a conquistador, leading to the creation of a new city and a clash between the Spanish and indigenous peoples of Chile.

Jason Garrity, an Irish American, battles prejudice and greed as he opens a hotel that promises security, family, and civic respect, but family secrets threaten his ambitions and test his moral convictions.

"Mary D. Garrard, author of the acclaimed Artemisia Gentileschi, furthers her study of the seventeenth-century artist in this groundbreaking investigation of two little-known paintings. Taking as case studies the Seville Mary Magdalene and the Burghley House Susanna and the Elders, paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, Garrard examines the ways that identity, gender, and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and connoisseurship that have surrounded it. Garrard explains differences in the artist's presentation of women in the two paintings as motivated by the same thing: Artemisia's intense ambition to excel as an artist in a culture that insisted upon sexualizing her identity. She describes the complex interaction between the artist and her audience as a reactive dynamic of creation and reception that continues into the present era."--BOOK JACKET.

Wilkie Collins weaves historical accounts of the final days of Rome with fictional scenes, offering a vignette‑style portrait of the clash between Rome and the Goths, social divides, religious conflict, and the misfortunes of Antonina.