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.
The whole shelf · 498 titles · page 9 of 13
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The Foundling
Stacey Halls
The Foundling
Stacey Halls
4.0·2020·288p
V2
Robert Harris
V2
Robert Harris
3.9·2020·384p
Enemy at the Gates
William Craig
Enemy at the Gates
William Craig
4.2·1973·457p
The Siege of Krishnapur
J.G. Farrell
The Siege of Krishnapur
J.G. Farrell
3.9·1973·378p
War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk
War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk
4.4·1978·1042p
Doc
Mary Doria Russell
Doc
Mary Doria Russell
4.0·2011·434p
The Last Train to Key West
Chanel Cleeton
The Last Train to Key West
Chanel Cleeton
4.1·2020·336p
The Parisian
Isabella Hammad
The Parisian
Isabella Hammad
3.6·2019·640p
Madame Tussaud
Michelle Moran
Madame Tussaud
Michelle Moran
4.0·2011·448p
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
Stephanie Dray
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
Stephanie Dray
4.3·2021·576p
Night Train to Lisbon
Pascal Mercier
Night Train to Lisbon
Pascal Mercier
3.7·2004·313p
The Man Who Loved Children
Christina Stead
The Man Who Loved Children
Christina Stead
3.6·1940·731p
Tombland
C.J. Sansom
Tombland
C.J. Sansom
4.4·2018·925p
Russka
Edward Rutherfurd
Russka
Edward Rutherfurd
4.1·1991·961p
The Glassmaker
Tracy Chevalier
The Glassmaker
Tracy Chevalier
3.9·2024·402p
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Alison Weir
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Alison Weir
3.9·1999·496p
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles
Margaret George
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles
Margaret George
4.1·1992·870p
Creation
Gore Vidal
Creation
Gore Vidal
4.2·1981·574p
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Tsering Yangzom Lama
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Tsering Yangzom Lama
4.1·2022·368p
The Nurse's Secret
Amanda Skenandore
The Nurse's Secret
Amanda Skenandore
4.1·2022·362p
The Leopard Prince
Elizabeth Hoyt
The Leopard Prince
Elizabeth Hoyt
3.9·2007·384p
The Dressmaker
Rosalie Ham
The Dressmaker
Rosalie Ham
3.4·2000·296p
Lady Clementine
Marie Benedict
Lady Clementine
Marie Benedict
3.8·2020·322p
The Accursed
Joyce Carol Oates
The Accursed
Joyce Carol Oates
3.3·2013·688p
The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald
3.4·1995·320p
The Siege of Burning Grass
Premee Mohamed
The Siege of Burning Grass
Premee Mohamed
3.8·2024·344p
The Witchfinder's Sister
Beth Underdown
The Witchfinder's Sister
Beth Underdown
3.6·2017·336p
The March
E.L. Doctorow
The March
E.L. Doctorow
3.8·2005·367p
The Indigo Girl
Natasha Boyd
The Indigo Girl
Natasha Boyd
4.2·2017·368p
The Widow of Pale Harbor
Hester Fox
The Widow of Pale Harbor
Hester Fox
3.5·2019·352p
The Great Fire
Shirley Hazzard
The Great Fire
Shirley Hazzard
3.5·2003·340p
The Postmistress of Paris
Meg Waite Clayton
The Postmistress of Paris
Meg Waite Clayton
3.8·2022·416p
Snow Country
Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country
Yasunari Kawabata
3.5·1948·176p
Latro in the Mist
Gene Wolfe
Latro in the Mist
Gene Wolfe
4.2·1986·642p
Wild and Distant Seas
Tara Karr Roberts
Wild and Distant Seas
Tara Karr Roberts
3.7·2024·271p
The Bookseller of Florence
Ross King
The Bookseller of Florence
Ross King
4.0·2021·496p
The Winter Palace
Eva Stachniak
The Winter Palace
Eva Stachniak
3.6·2012·444p
The Women of the Copper Country
Mary Doria Russell
The Women of the Copper Country
Mary Doria Russell
4.1·2019·352p
The Last King of Scotland
Giles Foden
The Last King of Scotland
Giles Foden
3.8·1998·356p
The Siege
Helen Dunmore
The Siege
Helen Dunmore
4.0·2001·322p
