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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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Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Dream Town Summary
Dream Town
by David Baldacci 2022 432 pages
4.08
35.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Summary
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare 1958 256 pages
4.03
158.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Lady Macbeth Summary
Lady Macbeth
by Ava Reid 2024 295 pages
3.47
20.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Retellings
The Old Capital Summary
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata 1962 160 pages
3.73
7.3K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Voyager Summary
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon 1993 870 pages
4.39
323.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1861 544 pages
3.80
850.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Widow of the South Summary
The Widow of the South
by Robert Hicks 2005 436 pages
3.78
18.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Civil War
Historical
Master & Commander Summary
Master & Commander
by Patrick O'Brian 1969 464 pages
4.07
61.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adventure
Mexico Summary
Mexico
by James A. Michener 1992 672 pages
3.75
5.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
The Whistling Season Summary
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig 2006 345 pages
4.07
20.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
Iberia Summary
Iberia
by James A. Michener 1968 960 pages
3.71
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Travel
Spain
Fires of Winter Summary
Fires of Winter
by Johanna Lindsey 1980 362 pages
3.96
16.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Ink and Bone Summary
Ink and Bone
by Rachel Caine 2015 362 pages
3.97
31.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Princess Summary
The Princess
by Lori Wick 1999 300 pages
4.14
14.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Romance
Christian
Pudd'nhead Wilson Summary
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain 1893 160 pages
3.75
19.1K ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.37
28.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.53
1.9K ratings
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Mythology
Paper Money Summary
Paper Money
by Ken Follett 1977 261 pages
3.38
11.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Let Us Descend Summary
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward 2023 305 pages
3.69
36.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Historical
The Lavender Garden Summary
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley 2012 403 pages
4.28
33.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Gangster We Are All Looking For Summary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by LΓͺ Thi Diem ThΓΊy 2003 160 pages
3.68
3.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
Amity Summary
Amity
by Nathan Harris 2025 320 pages
4.31
133 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy 1874 433 pages
3.97
161.5K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
A Thousand Times Before Summary
A Thousand Times Before
by Asha Thanki 2024 368 pages
3.63
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Queer
LGBT
The Moon Sister Summary
The Moon Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2018 742 pages
4.24
83.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines
by Michael Grant 2016 548 pages
4.09
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
A Resistance of Witches Summary
A Resistance of Witches
by Morgan Ryan 2025 416 pages
4.16
3.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Summary
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
by Heather Fawcett 2025 368 pages
4.14
30.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages
4.26
221.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Sackett's Land Summary
Sackett's Land
by Louis L'Amour 1974 185 pages
4.16
14.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Eva Luna Summary
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende 1987 307 pages
4.00
56.8K ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages
4.34
375.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Honor Among Thieves Summary
Honor Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer 1993 480 pages
3.87
18.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Ghost Woods Summary
The Ghost Woods
by C.J. Cooke 2022 408 pages
3.94
7.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
The Director Summary
The Director
by Daniel Kehlmann 2025 352 pages
4.18
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
German Literature
Germany
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
City of Orphans Summary
City of Orphans
by Avi 2012 368 pages
3.98
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
It Can't Happen Here Summary
It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis 1935 400 pages
3.80
23.0K ratings
Classics
Politics
Dystopia
Ψ³ΫŒΩ†ΩˆΩ‡Ω‡ Summary
Ψ³ΫŒΩ†ΩˆΩ‡Ω‡
by Mika Waltari 1945 904 pages
4.22
26.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Davenports Summary
The Davenports
by Krystal Marquis 2023 384 pages
3.66
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1008 pages
4.44
187.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The One Man Summary
The One Man
by Andrew Gross 2016 416 pages
4.33
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
World War II
When the Moon is Low Summary
When the Moon is Low
by Nadia Hashimi 2015 384 pages
4.12
16.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Land of Green Plums Summary
The Land of Green Plums
by Herta MΓΌller 1994 256 pages
3.67
6.1K ratings
Romania
Nobel Prize
Historical Fiction
Olivia Twist Summary
Olivia Twist
by Lorie Langdon 2018 331 pages
3.88
4.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Retellings
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