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.
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Year of Wonders
Geraldine Brooks
Year of Wonders
Geraldine Brooks
4.0·2001·308p
The Lacquer Screen
Robert van Gulik
The Lacquer Screen
Robert van Gulik
4.0·1962·183p
The Women of the Castle
Jessica Shattuck
The Women of the Castle
Jessica Shattuck
3.8·2017·368p
The Pillars of Rome
Jack Ludlow
The Pillars of Rome
Jack Ludlow
3.7·2007·521p
The Winds of War
Herman Wouk
The Winds of War
Herman Wouk
4.2·1971·1047p
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
4.2·1854·312p
Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy
4.1·1984·387p
The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
3.9·2001·661p
The Other Einstein
Marie Benedict
The Other Einstein
Marie Benedict
4.2·2016·273p
Pompeii
Robert Harris
Pompeii
Robert Harris
3.9·2003·278p
The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
4.4·2022·385p
The Eagle and the Viper
Loren D. Estleman
The Eagle and the Viper
Loren D. Estleman
3.6·2021·321p
The White Queen
Philippa Gregory
The White Queen
Philippa Gregory
4.0·2009·432p
The Last Green Valley
Mark Sullivan
The Last Green Valley
Mark Sullivan
4.5·2021·432p
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.4·2017·389p
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
3.7·1826·414p
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
4.4·1844·62p
The Gilded Chamber
Rebecca Kohn
The Gilded Chamber
Rebecca Kohn
3.7·2004·372p
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
4.3·1991·850p
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
3.8·2011·256p
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
4.2·1985·560p
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
4.3·2020·430p
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
3.9·1999·859p
Fatherland
Robert Harris
Fatherland
Robert Harris
3.3·1992·1015p
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
4.0·1927·297p
The Sunne in Splendour
Sharon Kay Penman
The Sunne in Splendour
Sharon Kay Penman
4.4·1982·936p
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
3.7·1021·1359p
The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
4.5·2018·440p
The Red Queen
Philippa Gregory
The Red Queen
Philippa Gregory
3.7·2010·382p
The Only Woman in the Room
Marie Benedict
The Only Woman in the Room
Marie Benedict
3.9·2019·264p
Germinal
Emile Zola
Germinal
Emile Zola
4.2·1885·528p
The Tin Drum
Gunter Grass
The Tin Drum
Gunter Grass
3.9·1959·592p
The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
4.3·2024·464p
The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton
The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton
3.3·2008·552p
Circe
Madeline Miller
Circe
Madeline Miller
4.2·2018·393p
The Maniac
Benjamin Labatut
The Maniac
Benjamin Labatut
4.3·2023·352p
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres
4.0·1994·437p
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
4.5·2005·465p
The Mirror and the Light
Hilary Mantel
The Mirror and the Light
Hilary Mantel
4.4·2020·757p
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
4.5·2007·372p
