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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

Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages
3.68
2.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Romance
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel 1960 128 pages
4.51
22.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Fellow Travelers Summary
Fellow Travelers
by Thomas Mallon 2007 356 pages
3.60
4.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Queer
The Hidden Hindu 2 Summary
The Hidden Hindu 2
by Akshat Gupta 2022 250 pages
4.13
2.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
419.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages
4.32
266.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages
3.79
168.8K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
208.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
War Horse Summary
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo 1982 165 pages
4.15
57.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Animals
Les Misérables Summary
Music Immersive
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Between Shades of Gray Summary
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys 2011 344 pages
4.37
264.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
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
310.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
Of Mice and Men Summary
Music Immersive
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 1937 107 pages
3.89
2.7M ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
Music Immersive
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Classics
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
699.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
The House of Eve Summary
The House of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson 2023 384 pages
4.25
123.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
The Thorn Birds Summary
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough 1977 692 pages
4.25
359.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Summary
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by Lisa See 2023 352 pages
4.35
172.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Husbands & Lovers Summary
Husbands & Lovers
by Beatriz Williams 2024 384 pages
4.11
71.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Echo of Old Books Summary
The Echo of Old Books
by Barbara Davis 2023 431 pages
4.27
112.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
204.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1928 296 pages
4.10
497.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Summary
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni 2018 448 pages
4.44
193.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Emma Summary
Music Immersive
Emma
by Jane Austen 1815 474 pages
4.05
939.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
273.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Summary
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry 2023 355 pages
4.06
77.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Things We Leave Unfinished Summary
The Things We Leave Unfinished
by Rebecca Yarros 2021 400 pages
4.31
323.8K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Don’t Forget to Write Summary
Don’t Forget to Write
by Sara Goodman Confino 2023 334 pages
4.49
67.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages
4.36
37.3K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The Night Gardener Summary
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier 2014 350 pages
4.05
21.4K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Horror
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 402 pages
3.81
147.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2018 502 pages
4.12
181.6K ratings
Nature
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Home Front Summary
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah 2012 390 pages
4.25
191.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Book Club
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.02
26.2K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish Summary
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish
Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1
by Xue Shan Fei Hu 2024 436 pages
4.43
3.4K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.18
5.8K ratings
Classics
China
Historical Fiction
Heidi Summary
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri 1880 352 pages
4.04
207.4K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Historical Fiction
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.16
1.2M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris 2018 272 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano 2023 416 pages
4.14
473.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Romance
Julius Caesar Summary
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare 1599 175 pages
3.71
213.9K ratings
Plays
Drama
School
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
292.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Red Pencil Summary
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney 2014 336 pages
3.91
7.3K ratings
Poetry
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
The Missing Sister Summary
The Missing Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2021 805 pages
4.20
77.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris Summary
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods 2014 352 pages
4.14
10.9K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Mystery
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
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
327.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
162.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
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
175.3K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
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