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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

The Black Tulip Summary
The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas 1850 246 pages
3.85
22.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
The Promise of Tomorrow Summary
The Promise of Tomorrow
by Mary Ellen Taylor 2024 339 pages
4.28
14.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
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
3.60
246 ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Lovely War Summary
Lovely War
by Julie Berry 2019 471 pages
4.23
65.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
The Nurse's Secret Summary
The Nurse's Secret
by Amanda Skenandore 2022 362 pages
4.15
32.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Spartan Gold Summary
Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood 2009 384 pages
3.86
16.0K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Mystery
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Summary
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Lauren Tarshis 2010 112 pages
4.10
18.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Childrens
An Old-Fashioned Girl Summary
An Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May Alcott 1870 288 pages
4.09
21.6K ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Everything is Illuminated Summary
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages
3.89
182.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Hornet Flight Summary
Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett 2002 518 pages
3.99
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
The Sweet Far Thing Summary
The Sweet Far Thing
by Libba Bray 2007 819 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Hidden Places Summary
Hidden Places
by Lynn Austin 2001 429 pages
4.40
11.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Historical Fiction
Christian
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages
3.90
63.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
The Man from St. Petersburg Summary
The Man from St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 1982 320 pages
3.94
35.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages
4.26
221.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Voyager Summary
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon 1993 870 pages
4.39
323.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Victorian Psycho Summary
Victorian Psycho
by Virginia Feito 2025 208 pages
3.61
15.3K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Dinosaurs Before Dark Summary
Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne 1992 68 pages
3.99
46.0K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Chapter Books
The Kitchen Front Summary
The Kitchen Front
by Jennifer Ryan 2021 408 pages
3.98
32.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Last Goddess Summary
The Last Goddess
by Kateřina Tučková 2012 421 pages
4.02
8.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Czech Literature
Fantasy
Prayers for Sale Summary
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas 1997 305 pages
3.87
19.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Bel Canto Summary
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett 2001 318 pages
3.94
307.7K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Sisters Brothers Summary
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt 2011 328 pages
3.85
101.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Meant to Be Summary
Meant to Be
by Emily Giffin 2022 368 pages
3.92
90.4K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Historical Fiction
Malinche Summary
Malinche
by Laura Esquivel 2005 191 pages
3.34
6.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Historical
The Golem and the Jinni Summary
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker 2013 486 pages
4.13
128.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Commonwealth Summary
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett 2016 322 pages
3.83
196.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Shell Seekers Summary
The Shell Seekers
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987 544 pages
4.20
116.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
Daisy Jones & The Six Summary
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 368 pages
4.20
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
987.0K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
When the World Was Ours Summary
When the World Was Ours
by Liz Kessler 2021 352 pages
4.52
5.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Forgotten Garden Summary
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton 2008 648 pages
4.15
232.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Personal Librarian Summary
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict 2021 341 pages
4.05
209.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
Kidnapped Summary
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 288 pages
3.79
66.7K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Summary
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke 2004 1006 pages
3.87
247.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical
Shuggie Bain Summary
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart 2020 430 pages
4.31
177.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
In the First Circle Summary
In the First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968 742 pages
4.36
1.7K ratings
Russia
Classics
Literature
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations Summary
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1859 834 pages
4.02
17.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Kindred Summary
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler 1979 288 pages
4.31
251.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1008 pages
4.44
187.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Secret Supper Summary
The Secret Supper
by Javier Sierra 2004 329 pages
3.45
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The World Played Chess Summary
The World Played Chess
by Robert Dugoni 2021 400 pages
4.45
35.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Coming Of Age
Islands in the Stream Summary
Islands in the Stream
by Ernest Hemingway 1970 448 pages
3.88
16.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Remember Love Summary
Remember Love
by Mary Balogh 2022 400 pages
3.93
5.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Christophe Chabouté 2014 256 pages
4.09
1.4K ratings
Comics
Graphic Novels
Classics
Echo Summary
Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages
4.36
46.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Fantasy
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby Summary
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
by Ellery Lloyd 2024 336 pages
4.14
6.0K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Thriller
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