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Since /lit/ is a shithole, I decided to ask here instead.

Are there any other book series similar to the Sharpe series? Just fun adventure with action and romance in a historical setting?
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>>895546

Try Flashman.
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>>895546
anything by cornwell is bretty gud. flashman as well, except he rapes some arab bitch at one point. hornblower as well, maybe.
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hornblower

and one more which is not hornblower, it has a funny name, but its also about a navy guy
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>>895592
AUBREY MATURIN
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The Long Ships by Bengtsson is as adventure as you can get. Quite a page turner, memorable characters and events. Just a great read.
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If you want something actually written by a historical person, Equiano's autobiography, the Interesting Narrative, is a really cool account of life as a slave in pre-colonial Africa and the Americas. He also talks about his life in the English Navy during the Seven Years' War.
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