Yep, Osmans Dream......loved it
Also I love reading Chaucer, it gives a feel of how the life for ordinary folk was back in the the early-medieval era of England, not to mention Europe aswell, his accounts of the Lombardy area in the Mechants Tale.
Its good to read about the hard sources, information and descriptive scholorly accounts of history but it can somtimes get a bit bland. So reading the works of people who actually lived in those times gives a good insight into what life was like back then. Plus if you know the historical setting well it becomes alot more interesting and your able to appreciate the work of this great writters even more.