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 Lions of Fifth Avenue
Fiona Davis
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
Fiona Davis
3.9·2020·354p
Katherine
Anya Seton
Katherine
Anya Seton
4.2·1954·573p
An Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris
An Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris
4.2·2013·644p
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
4.0·1995·338p
Claudius the God
Robert Graves
Claudius the God
Robert Graves
4.1·1935·443p
The Persian Boy
Mary Renault
The Persian Boy
Mary Renault
4.2·1972·434p
London
Edward Rutherfurd
London
Edward Rutherfurd
4.1·1997·1154p
The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory
The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory
3.6·2008·451p
The Wake
Paul Kingsnorth
The Wake
Paul Kingsnorth
4.0·2014·380p
Dark Fire
C.J. Sansom
Dark Fire
C.J. Sansom
4.3·2004·503p
When the Emperor Was Divine
Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor Was Divine
Julie Otsuka
3.8·2002·272p
Nefertiti
Michelle Moran
Nefertiti
Michelle Moran
4.1·2007·482p
The Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk
The Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk
3.8·2008·752p
Old God's Time
Sebastian Barry
Old God's Time
Sebastian Barry
3.8·2023·273p
Booth
Karen Joy Fowler
Booth
Karen Joy Fowler
3.8·2022·481p
The Exiles
Christina Baker Kline
The Exiles
Christina Baker Kline
4.2·2020·380p
Tidelands
Philippa Gregory
Tidelands
Philippa Gregory
3.8·2019·464p
Western Lane
Chetna Maroo
Western Lane
Chetna Maroo
3.5·2023·109p
The Wren, the Wren
Anne Enright
The Wren, the Wren
Anne Enright
3.5·2023·283p
The Curator
Owen King
The Curator
Owen King
2.9·2023·496p
The Island
Victoria Hislop
The Island
Victoria Hislop
4.1·2005·473p
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
Margaret George
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
Margaret George
4.1·1997·1139p
Sharpe's Eagle
Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Eagle
Bernard Cornwell
4.3·1981·289p
The Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliff
The Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliff
3.9·1954·251p
The Absolutist
John Boyne
The Absolutist
John Boyne
4.1·2011·349p
The Far Pavilions
M.M. Kaye
The Far Pavilions
M.M. Kaye
4.2·1978·958p
The Angel of Darkness
Caleb Carr
The Angel of Darkness
Caleb Carr
4.0·1997·808p
Paris
Edward Rutherfurd
Paris
Edward Rutherfurd
4.1·2013·809p
Sovereign
C.J. Sansom
Sovereign
C.J. Sansom
4.0·2006·573p
Flaubert's Parrot
Julian Barnes
Flaubert's Parrot
Julian Barnes
3.6·1984·229p
The Paris Architect
Charles Belfoure
The Paris Architect
Charles Belfoure
4.0·2013·376p
The Quincunx
Charles Palliser
The Quincunx
Charles Palliser
4.0·1989·1248p
The Samurai's Garden
Gail Tsukiyama
The Samurai's Garden
Gail Tsukiyama
4.2·1994·224p
The Lioness
Chris Bohjalian
The Lioness
Chris Bohjalian
3.7·2022·352p
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow
3.6·2010·264p
The Hare with Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal
The Hare with Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal
4.0·2010·369p
The Glass Woman
Caroline Lea
The Glass Woman
Caroline Lea
3.7·2019·400p
The Paris Daughter
Kristin Harmel
The Paris Daughter
Kristin Harmel
4.2·2023·384p
Barchester Towers
Anthony Trollope
Barchester Towers
Anthony Trollope
4.0·1857·576p
The Autobiography of Henry VIII
Margaret George
The Autobiography of Henry VIII
Margaret George
4.3·1986·932p
