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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Code Name Hélène
Ariel Lawhon
Code Name Hélène
Ariel Lawhon
4.4·2020·498p
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
3.9·1969·399p
Sarum
Edward Rutherfurd
Sarum
Edward Rutherfurd
4.1·1987·897p
My Friends
Hisham Matar
My Friends
Hisham Matar
4.3·2024·394p
The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory
The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory
3.7·2006·544p
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset
4.3·1920·1168p
Out of the Easy
Ruta Sepetys
Out of the Easy
Ruta Sepetys
3.7·2013·352p
The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons
The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons
4.3·2001·981p
The River We Remember
William Kent Krueger
The River We Remember
William Kent Krueger
4.2·2023·432p
The Night Watch
Sarah Waters
The Night Watch
Sarah Waters
3.7·2006·513p
A Town Like Alice
Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice
Nevil Shute
4.2·1950·370p
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Marie Benedict
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Marie Benedict
3.7·2020·263p
The Bastard of Istanbul
Elif Shafak
The Bastard of Istanbul
Elif Shafak
3.9·2006·368p
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
Hester Fox
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
Hester Fox
3.4·2023·318p
The Distant Hours
Kate Morton
The Distant Hours
Kate Morton
3.9·2010·576p
The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman
The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman
4.1·2011·504p
The Sot-Weed Factor
John Barth
The Sot-Weed Factor
John Barth
4.1·1960·756p
The Book of Night Women
Marlon James
The Book of Night Women
Marlon James
4.0·2009·432p
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene
4.0·1948·272p
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
3.8·1749·975p
The Night Ship
Jess Kidd
The Night Ship
Jess Kidd
3.6·2022·416p
The Magnolia Palace
Fiona Davis
The Magnolia Palace
Fiona Davis
3.9·2022·353p
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver
3.8·2009·507p
The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste
The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste
3.6·2019·440p
A Place of Greater Safety
Hilary Mantel
A Place of Greater Safety
Hilary Mantel
4.0·1992·770p
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Irving Stone
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Irving Stone
4.1·1961·777p
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Sara Collins
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Sara Collins
3.6·2019·384p
The Weight of Ink
Rachel Kadish
The Weight of Ink
Rachel Kadish
4.1·2017·560p
Apeirogon
Colum McCann
Apeirogon
Colum McCann
4.3·2020·368p
The Last of the Wine
Mary Renault
The Last of the Wine
Mary Renault
4.0·1956·371p
Barkskins
Annie Proulx
Barkskins
Annie Proulx
3.8·2016·717p
Regeneration
Pat Barker
Regeneration
Pat Barker
4.0·1991·251p
Aztec
Gary Jennings
Aztec
Gary Jennings
4.3·1980·754p
The House Is on Fire
Rachel Beanland
The House Is on Fire
Rachel Beanland
4.1·2023·376p
The Moor's Account
Laila Lalami
The Moor's Account
Laila Lalami
4.0·2014·323p
The Absolute Book
Elizabeth Knox
The Absolute Book
Elizabeth Knox
3.2·2019·637p
Act of Oblivion
Robert Harris
Act of Oblivion
Robert Harris
4.0·2022·304p
Thousand Cranes
Yasunari Kawabata
Thousand Cranes
Yasunari Kawabata
3.7·1952·160p
The Charioteer
Mary Renault
The Charioteer
Mary Renault
4.1·1953·347p
Libertie
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Libertie
Kaitlyn Greenidge
3.5·2021·336p
