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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

Winter Garden Summary
Winter Garden
by Kristin Hannah 2010 394 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Chick Lit
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1987 304 pages
4.09
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1996 464 pages
3.99
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2010 305 pages
3.36
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Mystery
The Age of Innocence Summary
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton 2004 336 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
by Stephen King 2011 849 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Redeeming Love Summary
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers 1997 464 pages
4.51
300k+ ratings
Christian Fiction
Christian
Romance
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Forty Rules of Love Summary
The Forty Rules of Love
by Elif Shafak 2011 288 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Romance
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey 2013 311 pages
3.62
100+ ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Texas Outlaw Summary
Texas Outlaw
by Adrienne deWolfe 1995 368 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Romance
Westerns
Historical Romance
Buddha Summary
Buddha
by Deepak Chopra 2007
3.93
11k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Religion
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 2014 496 pages
4.01
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Japan
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 2000 455 pages
3.62
31k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 2002 620 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
A Study in Scarlet Summary
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4.14
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Scarlet Letter Summary
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 2002 272 pages
3.43
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
4.35
3.2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Book Thief Summary
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
4.39
2.6M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Les Miserables Summary
Les Miserables
by Victor Hugo 2018 1376 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
4.16
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 416 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
The Women Summary
The Women
by Kristin Hannah 2024 480 pages
4.63
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Immortals of Meluha Summary
The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 2002 720 pages
3.55
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Pride and Prejudice Summary
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
4.29
4.4M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literature
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2003 352 pages
4.09
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1998 288 pages
4.16
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
4.26
6.4M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
The da Vinci Code Summary
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
3.92
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 2019 1168 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 2003 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
4.34
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Summary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 400 pages
4.41
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Contemporary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 2002 368 pages
3.83
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
4.39
400k+ ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2004 936 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Anna Karenina Summary
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
4.09
800k+ ratings
Romance
Russia
Historical Fiction
The Great Gatsby Summary
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.93
5.4M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Romance
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
4.05
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Literary Fiction
One Hundred Years of Solitude Summary
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez
4.12
1M+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literature
Fantasy
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 2003 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 2003 544 pages
3.87
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 2003 576 pages
4.15
2.1M+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 2006 272 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.30
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
3.89
1.8M+ ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
3.90
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
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