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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.

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Take My Hand Summary
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2022 359 pages
4.36
100.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Sisters Brothers Summary
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt 2011 328 pages
3.85
101.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.61
32.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
by John Boyne 2013 247 pages
3.95
11.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
The King's Messenger Summary
The King's Messenger
by Susanna Kearsley 2024 352 pages
4.20
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Black Tulip Summary
The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas 1850 246 pages
3.85
22.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
Cranford Summary
Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853 257 pages
3.84
46.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Victorian
The Persian Boy Summary
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 1972 420 pages
4.18
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
Lamb Summary
Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages
4.23
178.8K ratings
Humor
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Middlemarch Summary
Middlemarch
by George Eliot 1872 912 pages
4.03
173.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Carrie Soto Is Back Summary
Carrie Soto Is Back
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 384 pages
4.20
640.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Romance
Trespasses Summary
Trespasses
by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages
3.97
45.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Echo Summary
Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages
4.36
46.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Pineapple Street Summary
Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson 2023 304 pages
3.55
199.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Duke and I Summary
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn 2000 384 pages
3.79
647.7K ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
I Capture the Castle Summary
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith 1948 408 pages
3.99
111.0K ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
A Long Petal of the Sea Summary
A Long Petal of the Sea
by Isabel Allende 2019 325 pages
4.06
108.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Nervous Conditions Summary
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga 1988 204 pages
4.04
21.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Zimbabwe
Feminism
Flashman Summary
Flashman
by George MacDonald Fraser 1969 323 pages
4.05
15.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Humor
Adventure
These Violent Delights Summary
These Violent Delights
by Chloe Gong 2020 449 pages
3.81
162.4K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022 259 pages
4.06
275.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Book Club
Case Study Summary
Case Study
by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages
3.58
10.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Psychology
The Death of Virgil Summary
The Death of Virgil
by Hermann Broch 1945 493 pages
4.14
1.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
German Literature
Year of Wonders Summary
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages
4.01
170.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
66.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Girls Summary
The Girls
by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages
3.51
233.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Secret Supper Summary
The Secret Supper
by Javier Sierra 2004 329 pages
3.45
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13.8K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
392.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Lincoln Highway Summary
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles 2021 576 pages
4.22
293.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
14.1K ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
Half a Soul Summary
Half a Soul
by Olivia Atwater 2020 304 pages
4.06
65.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Lovely War Summary
Lovely War
by Julie Berry 2019 471 pages
4.23
65.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
The Secret Book Society Summary
The Secret Book Society
by Madeline Martin 2025 336 pages
4.40
374 ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
The Girl Who Knew Too Much Summary
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
by Amanda Quick 2017 368 pages
3.83
11.5K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Riddle of the Sands Summary
The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers 1903 336 pages
3.63
7.4K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Espionage
Benito Cereno Summary
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville 1855 160 pages
3.53
9.6K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
School
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Immersive
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
596.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Magnolia Palace Summary
The Magnolia Palace
by Fiona Davis 2022 340 pages
3.87
77.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Winemaker's Wife Summary
The Winemaker's Wife
by Kristin Harmel 2019 385 pages
4.23
94.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke 2024 400 pages
3.52
17.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
Great Circle Summary
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages
4.10
76.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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
Jackdaws Summary
Jackdaws
by Ken Follett 2001 432 pages
4.08
41.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Historical
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Summary
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke 2004 1006 pages
3.87
247.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
by Emma R. Alban 2024 368 pages
3.78
17.2K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Historical Fiction
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
215.0K ratings
Book Club
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
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
The Adventures of Robin Hood Summary
The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Roger Lancelyn Green 1956 320 pages
4.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
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