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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

New Boy Summary
New Boy
by Tracy Chevalier 2017 188 pages
3.49
9.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Retellings
Young Adult
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 1997 434 pages
4.16
2.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult 2013 461 pages
4.30
258.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
Heidi Summary
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri 1880 352 pages
4.04
207.4K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Historical Fiction
The Nightingale Summary
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah 2015 564 pages
4.64
1.8M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882 352 pages
3.85
522.6K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Anna Karenina Summary
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy 1878 964 pages
4.10
895.9K ratings
Classics
Romance
Russia
The Paris Novel Summary
The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl 2024 288 pages
3.81
39.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Food
France
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
Immersive
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
979.0K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
379.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Cutting for Stone Summary
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese 2009 560 pages
4.33
412.7K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Africa
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption
Different Seasons
by Stephen King 1994 507 pages
4.48
5.1K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Short Stories
The Sicilian Inheritance Summary
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza 2024 384 pages
4.00
40.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
295.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Vagabond, Vol. 1 Summary
Vagabond, Vol. 1
by Takehiko Inoue 2008 728 pages
4.56
6.0K ratings
Manga
Comics
Historical Fiction
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages
4.28
230.8K ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens 1838 608 pages
3.88
416.5K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Redeeming Love Summary
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers 1991 479 pages
4.51
354.4K ratings
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
Immersive
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.17
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Babel Summary
Babel
by R.F. Kuang 2022 544 pages
4.16
370.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Dark Academia
The Pearl Summary
The Pearl
by John Steinbeck 1947 96 pages
3.55
258.0K ratings
Literature
School
Historical Fiction
Fellow Travelers Summary
Fellow Travelers
by Thomas Mallon 2007 356 pages
3.60
4.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Queer
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
915.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee 1960 323 pages
4.26
6.6M ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages
3.82
294.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.97
470.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Home and the World Summary
The Home and the World
by Rabindranath Tagore 1916 213 pages
3.83
5.8K ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
The Bewitching Summary
The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 368 pages
4.28
708 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
173.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Book Club
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee 2017 496 pages
4.34
563.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A House Without Windows Summary
A House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi 2016 415 pages
4.00
14.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Poppy War Summary
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages
4.17
387.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris Summary
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods 2014 352 pages
4.14
10.9K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Mystery
War Horse Summary
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo 1982 165 pages
4.15
57.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Animals
The Thorn Birds Summary
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough 1977 692 pages
4.25
359.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
322.2K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
The Stationery Shop Summary
The Stationery Shop
by Marjan Kamali 2019 312 pages
4.22
107.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The da Vinci Code Summary
Immersive
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 2003 489 pages
3.93
2.5M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 371 pages
4.01
130.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages
3.68
2.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Romance
Jane Eyre Summary
Immersive
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.15
2.2M ratings
Classics
Romance
Gothic
The Kite Runner Summary
Immersive
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.4M ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
The Story of the Lost Child Summary
The Story of the Lost Child
by Elena Ferrante 2014 473 pages
4.46
163.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
208.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
Between Shades of Gray Summary
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys 2011 344 pages
4.37
264.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Ordinary Grace Summary
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger 2013 307 pages
4.27
179.1K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano 2023 416 pages
4.14
473.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Romance
Lajja Summary
Lajja
Shame
by Taslima Nasrin 1993 216 pages
3.54
5.5K ratings
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
India
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
419.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
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
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