| WOUK | Herman ___ author of the historical fiction The Caine Mutiny |
| MELVILLE | Herman ___, author of novels including Moby Dick and Billy Budd (8) |
| HESSE | Herman ___, author of Steppenwolf found in "Ashes series" (5) |
| ECO | Italian author of the historical murder mystery, The Name Of The Rose, Umberto ... |
| KENFOLLETT | Author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth |
| READE | Charles, English author of the historical novel The Cloister and the Hearth (5) |
| PLAIDY | Jean ___, author of the historical novels The Reluctant Queen and Murder Most Royal (6) |
| PUSHKIN | Alexander --, author of the historical novel 'The Captain's Daughter' (7) |
| SCOTT | Sir Walter ___; author of the historical novels Ivanhoe, Rob Roy and Waverley (5) |
| UNSWORTH | Barry --, author of the historical novel 'Sacred Hunger' (8) |
| ELIOT | George, author of the historical novel Romola (5) |
| ANYASETON | Author of the historical novels "Dragonwyck" and "Katherine" |
| HEYER | Writer of the historical romances Faro's Daughter and Friday's Child, Georgette ... |
| NAPLES | Which city, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, was the capital of the historical Kingdom of the Two Sicilies? (6) |
| NEVILLE | Henry ?, author of 1668 prose fiction The Isle of Pines (7) |
| AMIS | Author of Success, Money, London Fields and non-fiction The Rub of Time (4) |
| HANS | ___ Zimmer who composed the theme music of the historical drama TV series The Crown and has also won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Lion King |
| QUEEG | Captain of the minesweeper Caine in the book The Caine Mutiny (5) |
| SANDS | Childers' fiction, "The Riddle of the ___" |
| LETTER | Poe's short story pioneering the genre of detective fiction, The Purloined ... |
