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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

11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
A Novel
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
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 De Wolfe 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
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 2002 620 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
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
The Women Summary
The Women
A Novel
by Kristin Hannah 2024 480 pages
4.63
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
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
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
4.26
6.3M+ 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
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
by Alexandre Dumas père 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
A Novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 400 pages
4.41
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Contemporary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)
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 by Gregory David Roberts (2004) Paperback Summary
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2004) Paperback
by Gregory David Roberts 2004 936 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Great Gatsby Summary
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.93
5.4M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Romance
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 2003 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics) Summary
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)
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 (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)
by Mark Twain 2006 272 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
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
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
3.88
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 2003 504 pages
3.52
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Of Mice and Men Summary
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 2002 112 pages
3.89
2.6M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
4.23
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Little Women Summary
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
4.16
2.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
A Novel
by Richard Powers 2019 512 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Nature
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club) Summary
The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club)
A Novel
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Race
The Day of the Jackal Summary
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth
4.27
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
4.09
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Emma Summary
Emma
by Jane Austen
4.05
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Night Circus Summary
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern 2011 400 pages
4.01
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth E. Wein 2012 288 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Burning God Summary
The Burning God
by R.F. Kuang 2020 400 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
These Violent Delights (1) (These Violent Delights Duet) Summary
These Violent Delights (1) (These Violent Delights Duet)
by Chloe Gong 2020 464 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Retellings
The Thorn Birds Summary
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
4.25
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Snow Falling on Cedars Summary
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson 1995 460 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Outlander Summary
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 896 pages
4.26
1M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon
4.34
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
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