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Historical Fiction

Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

Historical Fiction Book Summaries

One Hundred Years of Solitude Summary
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez 1967 417 pages
4.12
1M+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Literature
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.87
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.34
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Novels
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.15
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations Summary
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1859 834 pages
4.02
17k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Summary
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
by Zoulfa Katouh 2022 417 pages
4.49
79k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2001 487 pages
4.30
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë 1847 464 pages
3.90
1.9M+ ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1615 1023 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Terror Summary
The Terror
by Dan Simmons 2007 769 pages
4.08
67k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Race
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco 1980 552 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens 1838 608 pages
3.88
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
A Column of Fire Summary
A Column of Fire
by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 1400 504 pages
3.52
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Of Mice and Men Summary
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 1937 107 pages
3.89
2.6M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee 1969 256 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
99k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
The Good Earth Summary
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1931 418 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Classics
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
A Tempest of Tea Summary
A Tempest of Tea
by Hafsah Faizal 2024 338 pages
3.53
25k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
49k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Little Women Summary
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1868 449 pages
4.16
2.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2018 502 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Nature
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Day of the Jackal Summary
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth 1971 358 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas 1844 431 pages
4.10
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Emma Summary
Emma
by Jane Austen 1815 474 pages
4.05
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Night Circus Summary
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern 2011 506 pages
4.01
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein 2012 452 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Little Liar Summary
The Little Liar
by Mitch Albom 2023 333 pages
4.57
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
The Burning God Summary
The Burning God
by R.F. Kuang 2020 622 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
These Violent Delights Summary
These Violent Delights
by Chloe Gong 2020 449 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Retellings
The Thorn Birds Summary
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough 1977 692 pages
4.25
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Snow Falling on Cedars Summary
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson 1994 460 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Outlander Summary
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon 1991 850 pages
4.26
1.1M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages
4.34
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Voyager Summary
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon 1993 870 pages
4.39
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
An Echo in the Bone Summary
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon 2009 820 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1008 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Written in My Own Heart's Blood Summary
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
by Diana Gabaldon 2014 842 pages
4.55
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
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