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 Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
4.3·2020·608p
The Alienist
Caleb Carr
The Alienist
Caleb Carr
4.1·1994·600p
The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell
The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell
4.0·2022·448p
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
4.3·2016·402p
The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon
The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon
4.4·2023·432p
North Woods
Daniel Mason
North Woods
Daniel Mason
4.1·2023·385p
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
3.6·1966·189p
The Rose Code
Kate Quinn
The Rose Code
Kate Quinn
4.4·2021·656p
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
3.9·1945·368p
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak
4.0·1957·594p
The Binding
Bridget Collins
The Binding
Bridget Collins
3.9·2019·438p
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
4.0·1931·418p
The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman
The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman
4.0·2012·339p
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Jean M. Auel
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Jean M. Auel
4.1·1980·64p
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Zoulfa Katouh
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Zoulfa Katouh
4.4·2022·416p
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Roshani Chokshi
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Roshani Chokshi
3.7·2023·272p
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
4.2·1997·418p
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
4.5·2023·386p
The It Girl
Ruth Ware
The It Girl
Ruth Ware
3.8·2022·375p
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
3.8·2008·292p
The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
3.8·2013·848p
Voyager
Diana Gabaldon
Voyager
Diana Gabaldon
4.4·1994·870p
True Grit
Charles Portis
True Grit
Charles Portis
4.2·1968·224p
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See
4.3·2023·343p
Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein
4.0·2012·452p
Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton
3.8·2023·423p
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
3.9·2014·688p
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
4.4·2012·411p
The Stationery Shop
Marjan Kamali
The Stationery Shop
Marjan Kamali
4.2·2013·320p
I, Claudius
Robert Graves
I, Claudius
Robert Graves
4.2·1934·432p
The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters
The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters
4.1·2023·320p
The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict
The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict
4.0·2021·352p
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams
4.0·2020·400p
The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett
The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett
4.4·2020·913p
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
3.6·2009·541p
Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys
Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys
4.4·2011·303p
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Katherine Arden
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Katherine Arden
4.0·2024·353p
Once Upon a River
Diane Setterfield
Once Upon a River
Diane Setterfield
3.9·2018·496p
Matrix
Lauren Groff
Matrix
Lauren Groff
3.7·2021·272p
The Trees
Percival Everett
The Trees
Percival Everett
4.1·2021·288p
