Historical Fiction

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The Paris Express

3.7

A deadly plot unfolds aboard a train hurtling towards Paris in this gripping historical thriller by Emma Donoghue, masterfully blending susp…

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Weyward

4.2

Three women across centuries uncover the secrets of Weyward Cottage, where the wild and the mystical collide in a tale of resilience and hid…

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Hamnet

4.5

A poignant and beautifully crafted novel that explores the profound love and devastating loss of a family in 16th-century England, inspired …

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Fifty Words for Rain

3.8

In post-war Japan, a biracial girl's hidden life in her grandparents' attic is upended by the arrival of her half-brother, sparking a journe…

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A Fine Balance

4.3

In the tumultuous 1970s India, four strangers from vastly different backgrounds find their lives irrevocably linked in a story of resilience…

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A Gentleman in Moscow

4.5

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel, where he discovers that a life without luxury can be the rich…

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Bleak House

4.2

A sweeping tale of love, mystery, and societal corruption, Bleak House is a masterpiece of intricate storytelling and vivid characters.

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The Leopard

4.0

A sweeping tale of a Sicilian aristocrat navigating the tumultuous changes of 19th-century Italy, blending historical grandeur with intimate…

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Les Miserables

4.0

A sweeping epic of redemption and revolution, Les Miserables follows Jean Valjean's journey from ex-convict to a man of virtue in 19th-centu…

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Shogun

4.3

In the turbulent world of 17th-century Japan, a power-hungry lord, a cunning lady, and an ambitious Englishman navigate a web of intrigue, l…

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Remember, Remember

4.1

A gripping tale of betrayal, survival, and intrigue set against the backdrop of the Gunpowder Plot, with richly drawn characters and a story…

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Under Heaven

4.0

In the dazzling Tang Dynasty, Shen Tai receives a mysterious and dangerous gift of 250 Sardian horses, setting him on a perilous journey to …

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Anno Dracula

4.0

In a Victorian London where Queen Victoria has married Count Dracula, Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard must unravel the mystery of…

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The Golden Age

3.3

Gore Vidal's masterful conclusion to his Narratives of Empire series weaves a vivid tapestry of American political and cultural life from WW…

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Memoirs of a Geisha

3.8

A captivating and brutal tale of a young peasant girl's journey into the hidden world of geishas, filled with eroticism, enchantment, and th…