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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

Out of Darkness Summary
Out of Darkness
by Ashley Hope Pérez 2016 402 pages
4.14
8.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Banned Books
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
191.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Summary
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams 2024 352 pages
4.00
40.5K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
7.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Fellow Travelers Summary
Fellow Travelers
by Thomas Mallon 2007 356 pages
3.60
4.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Queer
The Red Badge of Courage Summary
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane 1895 149 pages
3.29
108.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
683.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The White Castle Summary
The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk 1985 145 pages
3.48
16.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Turkish Literature
Turkish
The Phoenix Crown Summary
The Phoenix Crown
by Kate Quinn 2024 384 pages
3.84
36.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Shadow Sister Summary
The Shadow Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2016 491 pages
4.31
101.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
596.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.74
398.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Chain of Thorns Summary
Chain of Thorns
by Cassandra Clare 2023 778 pages
4.06
57.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Summary
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul 2023 416 pages
3.74
68.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë 1847 464 pages
3.90
1.9M ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Samarkand Summary
Samarkand
by Amin Maalouf 1988 304 pages
4.24
30.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
Mapping the Bones Summary
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages
4.01
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
130.1K ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Book Club
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.61
32.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
447.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Scarlet Letter Summary
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 279 pages
3.44
896.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
Four Great Tragedies Summary
Four Great Tragedies
Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth
by William Shakespeare 1606 592 pages
4.42
17.9K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Hidden Hindu 2 Summary
The Hidden Hindu 2
by Akshat Gupta 2022 250 pages
4.13
2.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Pearl Sister Summary
The Pearl Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2017 702 pages
4.32
92.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Rebecca Summary
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier 1938 449 pages
4.25
685.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
The Persian Boy Summary
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 1972 420 pages
4.18
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
The Lords of Discipline Summary
The Lords of Discipline
by Pat Conroy 1980 512 pages
4.34
29.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
Southern
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
530.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages
3.90
576.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages
4.23
79.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
205.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
23.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Lilac Girls Summary
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly 2016 487 pages
4.29
327.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas 1844 431 pages
4.10
338.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The City of Brass Summary
The City of Brass
by S.A. Chakraborty 2017 532 pages
4.14
142.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Girl You Left Behind Summary
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes 2012 480 pages
4.03
175.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The White Queen Summary
The White Queen
by Philippa Gregory 2009 415 pages
3.96
179.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Pan Tadeusz Summary
Pan Tadeusz
by Adam Mickiewicz 1834 598 pages
3.01
18.8K ratings
Classics
School
Polish Literature
Library of Souls Summary
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs 2015 458 pages
4.14
160.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 327 pages
3.83
1.3M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Light Between Oceans Summary
The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman 2012 362 pages
4.04
470.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Grown Women Summary
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson 2024 400 pages
4.34
2.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Family
Literary Fiction
The Good Muslim Summary
The Good Muslim
by Tahmima Anam 2011 304 pages
3.71
2.6K ratings
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
Horse Summary
Horse
by Geraldine Brooks 2022 401 pages
4.26
181.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989 258 pages
4.14
337.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
430.1K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
We Were the Lucky Ones Summary
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter 2017 403 pages
4.42
184.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Witch Haven Summary
The Witch Haven
by Sasha Peyton Smith 2021 442 pages
3.62
12.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Witches
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