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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
Romance
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1928 296 pages
4.09
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1961 453 pages
3.99
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.36
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Mystery
The Age of Innocence Summary
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton 1920 293 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 1991 479 pages
4.51
300k+ ratings
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
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 2009 354 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 240 pages
3.61
100+ ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Buddha Summary
Buddha
A Story of Enlightenment
by Deepak Chopra 2007 288 pages
3.93
12k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Religion
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 1939 496 pages
4.02
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee 2017 496 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Japan
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.62
32k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 1952 601 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
A Study in Scarlet Summary
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 123 pages
4.14
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literary Fiction
The Scarlet Letter Summary
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 279 pages
3.44
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
The Hidden Hindu Summary
The Hidden Hindu
by Akshat Gupta 2020
3.90
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Hinduism
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Book Thief Summary
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 2005 592 pages
4.39
2.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy 1869 1392 pages
4.16
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 402 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
Young Mungo Summary
Young Mungo
by Douglas Stuart 2022 390 pages
4.38
73k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Romance
The Women Summary
The Women
by Kristin Hannah 2024 471 pages
4.62
1M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Immortals of Meluha Summary
The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi 2010 436 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Pride and Prejudice Summary
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen 1813 279 pages
4.29
4.4M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literature
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.16
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee 1960 323 pages
4.26
6.5M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
The da Vinci Code Summary
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 2003 489 pages
3.93
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett 1989 976 pages
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 389 pages
4.41
3.5M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Contemporary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 327 pages
3.83
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages
4.39
400k+ ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Anna Karenina Summary
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy 1878 964 pages
4.10
800k+ ratings
Romance
Russia
Historical Fiction
The Great Gatsby Summary
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925 180 pages
3.93
5.5M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Romance
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Literary Fiction
The Nightingale Summary
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah 2015 564 pages
4.64
1.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
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
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.15
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
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