The Back to History Challenge is hosted by Shannon at Just Another Musing.

HERE WE GO… This is a challenge to sharpen the mind, go back & visit times long since forgotten in this day in age. The Back to History Challenge is designed to encourage readers to stretch themselves in the history genre. I am truly interested in getting people to venture into unfamiliar territories of literature. So…take this challenge and discover what history has to offer you!

A FEW RULES… All participants should try to mix up their reading choices. Please do not have ALL biographies, or ALL memoirs, etc. There is no limit on any sub-category, but remember…this is supposed to be a CHALLENGE. You should be getting out of your comfort zones and finding something new to explore. You should read one historical non-fiction, or historical fiction novel a month. Ultimately…let’s have fun!

My list:

1. Annika Larsdotter: barnamörderska; Inger Lövkrona (fact) — finished on 9th June, 2008
2. The Annotated Pride and Prejudice; Jane Austen and David M Shapard (fact & fiction)
3. Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind; Charles Nicholl (fact)
4. The Return of the Native; Thomas Hardy (fiction)
5. A Countess Below Stairs; Eva Ibbotson (fiction) — finished on 10th February, 2008
6. Standish; Erastes (fiction) — finished on 24th February, 2008
7. Historier om läkemedel; Tord Ajanki (fact)
8. Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog; Boris Akunin (fiction)
9. My War in the Gestapo; Hélène Moszkiewiez (fact)
10. Some Danger Involved; Will Thomas (fiction) — finished on 7th January, 2008
11. Mr Darcy Presents His Bride; Helen Halstead (fiction) — finished on 27th May, 2008
12. An Assembly Such as This; Pamela Aidan (fiction) — finished on 5th January, 2008