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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A Column of Fire
Ken Follett
A Column of Fire
Ken Follett
4.3·2017·912p
Burial Rites
Hannah Kent
Burial Rites
Hannah Kent
4.0·2013·338p
The Mercies
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Mercies
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
4.0·2020·345p
The Magus
John Fowles
The Magus
John Fowles
4.0·1965·656p
The Fox Wife
Yangsze Choo
The Fox Wife
Yangsze Choo
4.0·2024·388p
Wild Swans
Jung Chang
Wild Swans
Jung Chang
4.3·1991·724p
Spring Snow
Yukio Mishima
Spring Snow
Yukio Mishima
4.2·1969·402p
The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
4.1·2012·465p
The Cloisters
Katy Hays
The Cloisters
Katy Hays
3.4·2022·320p
The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.2·1991·278p
The Wolf Den
Elodie Harper
The Wolf Den
Elodie Harper
4.0·2021·396p
Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead
Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead
4.1·2021·673p
Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters
Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters
3.9·1998·480p
The Witch Elm
Tana French
The Witch Elm
Tana French
3.6·2018·526p
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lisa See
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lisa See
4.1·2005·551p
The Diamond Eye
Kate Quinn
The Diamond Eye
Kate Quinn
4.2·2022·474p
Winter of the World
Ken Follett
Winter of the World
Ken Follett
4.1·2012·940p
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
3.5·2016·416p
The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje
The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje
3.6·1992·301p
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri
4.2·2019·384p
The Huntress
Kate Quinn
The Huntress
Kate Quinn
4.3·2019·576p
Possession
A.S. Byatt
Possession
A.S. Byatt
3.9·1990·555p
The Ghost Bride
Yangsze Choo
The Ghost Bride
Yangsze Choo
3.8·2013·354p
The Island of Sea Women
Lisa See
The Island of Sea Women
Lisa See
4.3·2019·639p
The Book of Lost Names
Kristin Harmel
The Book of Lost Names
Kristin Harmel
4.4·2020·416p
The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton
The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton
3.6·2014·448p
Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly
Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly
4.3·2016·400p
Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline
Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline
4.2·2013·278p
The Night Tiger
Yangsze Choo
The Night Tiger
Yangsze Choo
4.0·2019·372p
Schindler's List
Thomas Keneally
Schindler's List
Thomas Keneally
4.3·1982·429p
Sarah's Key
Tatiana de Rosnay
Sarah's Key
Tatiana de Rosnay
4.2·2006·294p
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
4.3·1977·467p
The Anarchy
William Dalrymple
The Anarchy
William Dalrymple
4.2·2019·577p
Land of Milk and Honey
C Pam Zhang
Land of Milk and Honey
C Pam Zhang
3.5·2023·241p
Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
3.3·2024·311p
The Confusion
Neal Stephenson
The Confusion
Neal Stephenson
4.3·2004·848p
The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd
The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd
4.3·2014·383p
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
3.9·1997·438p
The Pull of the Stars
Emma Donoghue
The Pull of the Stars
Emma Donoghue
4.0·2020·294p
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie R. King
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie R. King
4.0·1994·376p
