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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

Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 880 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The English Patient Summary
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje 1992 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Summary
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford 2009 290 pages
4.05
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Sweet Far Thing Summary
The Sweet Far Thing
by Libba Bray 2007 819 pages
3.97
72k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literary Fiction
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
300k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Song of Achilles Summary
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2011 408 pages
4.32
1.7M+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
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
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano 2023 416 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Literary Fiction
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.48
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Bright Young Women Summary
Bright Young Women
by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13k+ ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Lost Symbol Summary
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown 2009 509 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 1997 434 pages
4.16
2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Everything I Never Told You Summary
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng 2014 297 pages
3.84
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Persuasion Summary
Persuasion
by Jane Austen 1817 249 pages
4.15
700k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Color Purple Summary
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker 1982 295 pages
4.27
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
LGBT
Refugee Summary
Refugee
by Alan Gratz 2017 352 pages
4.38
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Ireland
Purple Hibiscus Summary
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2003 336 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
War
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 401 pages
4.14
1.1M+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Small Things Like These Summary
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan 2021 128 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Christmas
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1861 544 pages
3.80
800k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
David Copperfield Summary
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens 1850 882 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Literature
Historical Fiction
19th Century
Gone with the Wind Summary
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 1936 1037 pages
4.31
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Atonement Summary
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 2001 351 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
Circe Summary
Circe
by Madeline Miller 2018 393 pages
4.23
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages
4.10
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Short Stories
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 1973 174 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Rules of Civility Summary
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles 2011 335 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Heidi Summary
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri 1880 352 pages
4.03
200k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
A Room with a View Summary
A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster 1908 119 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Lady Chatterley’s Lover Summary
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by D.H. Lawrence 1928 376 pages
3.50
100k+ ratings
Romance
Classics
Literature
White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages
3.79
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
White Fang Summary
White Fang
by Jack London 1906 252 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
Stalking Jack the Ripper Summary
Stalking Jack the Ripper
by Kerri Maniscalco 2016 337 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Young Adult
The Setting Sun Summary
The Setting Sun
by Osamu Dazai 1947 175 pages
3.98
36k+ ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
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