498 titles · curated
Historical Fiction
The past, walked through slowly.
Empire, intimacy, the colour of a room nobody alive remembers. Research worn lightly.
Time dial
Every era of Historical
From this year all the way back.
The whole shelf · 498 titles · page 10 of 13
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The Secret Wife
Gill Paul
The Secret Wife
Gill Paul
4.2·2016·448p
The Boat People
Sharon Bala
The Boat People
Sharon Bala
4.0·2018·394p
King Hereafter
Dorothy Dunnett
King Hereafter
Dorothy Dunnett
4.3·1982·880p
The Testament of Gideon Mack
James Robertson
The Testament of Gideon Mack
James Robertson
3.8·2006·386p
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
3.9·1948·282p
The Second Mrs. Hockaday
Susan Rivers
The Second Mrs. Hockaday
Susan Rivers
3.8·2017·272p
So Long, See You Tomorrow
William Maxwell
So Long, See You Tomorrow
William Maxwell
3.8·1980·135p
The Engineer's Wife
Tracey Enerson Wood
The Engineer's Wife
Tracey Enerson Wood
3.7·2020·342p
The Sheltering Sky
Paul Bowles
The Sheltering Sky
Paul Bowles
3.9·1949·349p
Dominion
C.J. Sansom
Dominion
C.J. Sansom
4.0·2012·640p
The Hummingbird
Sandro Veronesi
The Hummingbird
Sandro Veronesi
3.9·2019·320p
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Mark Sullivan
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Mark Sullivan
4.4·2017·439p
The Paris Dressmaker
Kristy Cambron
The Paris Dressmaker
Kristy Cambron
4.0·2021·352p
The Colour
Rose Tremain
The Colour
Rose Tremain
3.9·2003·387p
The Lymond Chronicles: Checkmate
Dorothy Dunnett
The Lymond Chronicles: Checkmate
Dorothy Dunnett
4.7·1975·581p
The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
4.3·1974·355p
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
Ann Weisgarber
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
Ann Weisgarber
4.0·2008·321p
Musashi
Eiji Yoshikawa
Musashi
Eiji Yoshikawa
4.5·1935·341p
The Physician
Noah Gordon
The Physician
Noah Gordon
4.4·1986·640p
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Lew Wallace
4.0·1880·555p
Nana
Emile Zola
Nana
Emile Zola
3.8·1880·473p
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
3.4·2011·256p
The House of the Mosque
Kader Abdolah
The House of the Mosque
Kader Abdolah
4.1·2005·449p
The Paris Winter
Imogen Robertson
The Paris Winter
Imogen Robertson
3.7·2014·344p
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4.3·1962·182p
Wolf on a String
Benjamin Black
Wolf on a String
Benjamin Black
3.3·2017·309p
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
4.5·2016·305p
The Witches
Stacy Schiff
The Witches
Stacy Schiff
3.3·2015·512p
Hanta Yo
Ruth Beebe Hill
Hanta Yo
Ruth Beebe Hill
4.3·1979·834p
The Horseman on the Roof
Jean Giono
The Horseman on the Roof
Jean Giono
3.9·1951·384p
The Maid of Ballymacool
Jennifer Deibel
The Maid of Ballymacool
Jennifer Deibel
4.1·2023·352p
Harlot Queen
Hilda Lewis
Harlot Queen
Hilda Lewis
3.6·1970·384p
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.7·2020·301p
Shardlake
C.J. Sansom
Shardlake
C.J. Sansom
4.6·2003·459p
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
3.7·1886·735p
The Red Pavilion
Robert van Gulik
The Red Pavilion
Robert van Gulik
3.9·1961·175p
Drums of Autumn
Diana Gabaldon
Drums of Autumn
Diana Gabaldon
4.4·1997·880p
The Women of Blackmouth Street
Thea Sutton
The Women of Blackmouth Street
Thea Sutton
3.9·2021·244p
The Thousand and One Nights
Anonymous
The Thousand and One Nights
Anonymous
3.8·850·592p
Tai-Pan
James Clavell
Tai-Pan
James Clavell
4.7·1966·733p
