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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 Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Morocco
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages
4.36
37.3K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 402 pages
3.81
147.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages
3.96
314.3K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Pearl Sister Summary
The Pearl Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2017 702 pages
4.32
92.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1615 1023 pages
3.90
293.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan 2017 509 pages
4.43
368.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
All the Light We Cannot See Summary
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr 2014 544 pages
4.31
1.9M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Home Front Summary
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah 2012 390 pages
4.25
191.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Paris Daughter Summary
The Paris Daughter
by Kristin Harmel 2023 384 pages
4.23
61.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages
4.40
448.2K ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Heidi Summary
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri 1880 352 pages
4.04
207.4K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Historical Fiction
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.11
773.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Book Club
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55.7K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
Gone with the Wind Summary
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 1936 1037 pages
4.31
1.3M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco 1980 552 pages
4.14
383.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Classics
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.87
990.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
327.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 1952 601 pages
4.43
589.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages
4.10
336.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Short Stories
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 1939 496 pages
4.02
961.9K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
427.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Hidden Hindu 2 Summary
The Hidden Hindu 2
by Akshat Gupta 2022 250 pages
4.13
2.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Purple Hibiscus Summary
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2003 336 pages
4.18
134.4K ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
203.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Orlando Summary
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf 1928 336 pages
3.87
106.8K ratings
Classics
Queer
Historical Fiction
A Farewell to Arms Summary
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway 1929 293 pages
3.82
340.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
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
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2001 487 pages
4.30
687.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein 2012 452 pages
4.00
124.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
White Fang Summary
White Fang
by Jack London 1906 252 pages
4.03
199.9K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
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
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
50.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Between Two Fires Summary
Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman 2012 432 pages
4.24
41.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Iliad Summary
The Iliad
by Homer 614 pages
3.92
487.5K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
Journey to the River Sea Summary
Journey to the River Sea
by Eva Ibbotson 2001 304 pages
4.20
17.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
Bright Young Women Summary
Bright Young Women
by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages
4.00
192.6K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
292.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Color Purple Summary
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker 1982 295 pages
4.27
729.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
LGBT
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
Fellow Travelers Summary
Fellow Travelers
by Thomas Mallon 2007 356 pages
3.60
4.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Queer
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
115.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Summary
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by V.E. Schwab 2025 560 pages
4.39
2.3K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Horror
Perfume Summary
Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages
4.04
521.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Horror
North and South Summary
North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1855 521 pages
4.15
178.1K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 637 pages
3.96
160.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
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