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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

Olivia Twist Summary
Olivia Twist
by Lorie Langdon 2018 331 pages
3.88
4.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Retellings
The Heretic's Daughter Summary
The Heretic's Daughter
by Kathleen Kent 2008 332 pages
3.79
37.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Dictionary of Lost Words Summary
The Dictionary of Lost Words
by Pip Williams 2020 384 pages
4.02
181.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Rose Bargain Summary
The Rose Bargain
by Sasha Peyton Smith 2025 389 pages
3.93
33.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
7.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
In the Country of Others Summary
In the Country of Others
by Leïla Slimani 2020 305 pages
3.77
16.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Africa
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations Summary
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1859 834 pages
4.02
17.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Moon Over Manifest Summary
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool 2010 368 pages
4.04
35.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Remember Love Summary
Remember Love
by Mary Balogh 2022 400 pages
3.93
5.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Elektra Summary
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.67
51.2K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Christophe Chabouté 2014 256 pages
4.09
1.4K ratings
Comics
Graphic Novels
Classics
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh Summary
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
by Rachael Lippincott 2023 336 pages
3.96
10.3K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Lesbian
The Everlasting Summary
The Everlasting
by Alix E. Harrow 2025 320 pages
4.57
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages
4.18
1.6K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
What Is the What Summary
What Is the What
by Dave Eggers 2006 475 pages
4.15
86.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
Summer of My German Soldier Summary
Summer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene 1973 203 pages
3.70
17.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
The Voyage Home Summary
The Voyage Home
by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages
3.98
4.1K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Greek Mythology
The Ragged Edge of Night Summary
The Ragged Edge of Night
by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages
4.16
47.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men Summary
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
by Shauna Lawless 2022 416 pages
4.11
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
The Lieutenants Summary
The Lieutenants
by W.E.B. Griffin 1982 416 pages
4.34
8.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
The Gilded Wolves Summary
The Gilded Wolves
by Roshani Chokshi 2019 388 pages
3.71
50.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Romancing the Duke Summary
Romancing the Duke
by Tessa Dare 2014 370 pages
3.88
50.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Painted Horses Summary
Immersive
Painted Horses
by Malcolm Brooks 2014 367 pages
3.48
2.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Book Club
Munich Summary
Munich
by Robert Harris 2017 352 pages
3.88
28.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Historical
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 520 pages
4.10
42.7K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
The White Company Summary
The White Company
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1891 416 pages
3.89
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 880 pages
4.35
262.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
224.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Rebel Angels Summary
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages
3.95
111.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Lonely Londoners Summary
The Lonely Londoners
by Sam Selvon 1956 142 pages
3.70
13.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
20th Century
Revolutionary Road Summary
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates 2001 355 pages
3.93
92.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Invention of Hugo Cabret Summary
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick 2007 534 pages
4.22
188.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The First Circle Summary
The First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968 580 pages
4.24
8.2K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey 2013 240 pages
3.60
246 ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
The Woman in White Summary
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins 2003 672 pages
4.01
163.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
Hollow City Summary
Hollow City
by Ransom Riggs 2014 412 pages
4.07
248.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Beautiful and Damned Summary
The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1922 422 pages
3.73
63.7K ratings
Classics
Literature
Romance
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1.3K ratings
South Africa
Africa
Historical Fiction
Roman Blood Summary
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages
3.95
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Galatea Summary
Galatea
by Madeline Miller 2013 27 pages
3.93
117.6K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Short Stories
A House of Tailors Summary
A House of Tailors
by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages
3.95
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Eleanore of Avignon Summary
Eleanore of Avignon
by Elizabeth DeLozier 2024 320 pages
4.30
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
France
Wench Summary
Wench
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2009 290 pages
3.73
18.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Dread Nation Summary
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland 2018 455 pages
4.13
35.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
8.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Escape Summary
The Escape
by Robert Muchamore 2009 298 pages
4.12
6.3K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
War
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
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