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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The Source
James Michener
The Source
James Michener
4.3·1965·909p
The House at Riverton
Kate Morton
The House at Riverton
Kate Morton
4.0·2006·473p
The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
4.0·1948·530p
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
4.5·2009·451p
The Master
Colm Toibin
The Master
Colm Toibin
3.8·2004·338p
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
3.4·1850·238p
Shogun
James Clavell
Shogun
James Clavell
4.4·1975·1152p
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
4.3·2017·490p
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo
3.7·2024·496p
A Grain of Wheat
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
A Grain of Wheat
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
3.9·1967·247p
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
3.7·1995·218p
The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker
The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker
4.1·2013·486p
Noble House
James Clavell
Noble House
James Clavell
4.5·1981·1206p
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
4.7·2015·440p
Dark Earth
Philippa Gregory
Dark Earth
Philippa Gregory
3.5·2022·434p
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
4.5·2010·1110p
The Women
Kristin Hannah
The Women
Kristin Hannah
4.6·2024·472p
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
4.2·1847·507p
The Essex Dogs
Dan Jones
The Essex Dogs
Dan Jones
4.1·2023·432p
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott
3.8·1819·544p
The Phoenix Crown
Kate Quinn & Janie Chang
The Phoenix Crown
Kate Quinn & Janie Chang
3.9·2024·432p
A Passage to India
E.M. Forster
A Passage to India
E.M. Forster
3.7·1924·322p
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carre
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carre
4.1·1974·355p
Hawaii
James Michener
Hawaii
James Michener
4.2·1959·937p
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
John le Carre
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
John le Carre
4.1·1963·224p
The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah
4.3·2021·464p
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Alfred Doblin
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Alfred Doblin
3.8·1929·633p
The Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory
The Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory
3.9·2011·448p
Trust
Hernan Diaz
Trust
Hernan Diaz
3.8·2022·416p
Carnegie's Maid
Marie Benedict
Carnegie's Maid
Marie Benedict
4.0·2018·263p
The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Styron
The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Styron
4.0·1967·428p
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
4.1·1929·296p
Atonement
Ian McEwan
Atonement
Ian McEwan
4.0·2001·351p
Centennial
James Michener
Centennial
James Michener
4.3·1974·909p
Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky
Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky
3.9·2004·448p
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
4.0·1936·313p
11/22/63
Stephen King
11/22/63
Stephen King
4.3·2011·849p
The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht
The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht
3.4·2011·338p
The Quiet American
Graham Greene
The Quiet American
Graham Greene
4.0·1955·180p
Roots
Alex Haley
Roots
Alex Haley
4.5·1976·899p
