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Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 2003 576 pages
4.15
2.1M+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Human Instinct Summary
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
by Robert Winston 2002 352 pages
4
100+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
3.89
1.8M+ ratings
Gothic
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 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 Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
4.09
300k+ ratings
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Classics
Adventure
Emma Summary
Emma
by Jane Austen
4.05
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
Sapiens and Homo Deus Summary
Sapiens and Homo Deus
The E-book Collection: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 656 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth E. Wein 2012 288 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
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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
Voyager Summary
Voyager
A Novel (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 870 pages
4.39
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
An Echo in the Bone Summary
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon 2010 820 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Fiery Cross (Outlander) Summary
The Fiery Cross (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1443 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander) Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2006 1008 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander) Summary
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2014 825 pages
4.55
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Drums of Autumn (Starz Tie-in Edition) Summary
Drums of Autumn (Starz Tie-in Edition)
A Novel (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2018 928 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The English Patient Summary
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje 2006 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
A Novel
by Isabel Allende 2005 433 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Summary
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
A Novel
by Jamie Ford 2009 304 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V. E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Roots (Dell Book) Summary
Roots (Dell Book)
by Alex Haley 1980 736 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
A Play in Four Acts
by Arthur Miller 2003 143 pages
3.60
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
4.16
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 2005 512 pages
4.15
2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Persuación Summary
Persuación
by Jane Austen
4.15
700k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Color Purple Summary
The Color Purple
A Novel
by Alice Walker 2019 304 pages
4.27
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
LGBT
Gone with the Wind Summary
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
4.31
1.2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
4.21
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Atonement Summary
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 2002 351 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
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Classics
Romance
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
A Novel
by Kate Quinn 2021 656 pages
4.45
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Heidi (Kingfisher Classics) Summary
Heidi (Kingfisher Classics)
by Johanna Spyri 2002 352 pages
4.03
200k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy) Summary
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy)
by Ken Follett 2010 1008 pages
4.32
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett
4.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
The Red Badge of Courage Summary
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane 2004 152 pages
3.29
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
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