Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

Turn of the Century
1901 - 1914 pre-WWI
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Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

244 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Phoenix Crown by Janie Chang, Kate Quinn

The Phoenix Crown

Janie Chang, Kate Quinn

11 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer

Murder at the Mayfair Hotel

Cleopatra Fox Mysteries #1

C.J. Archer

258 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford

Love and Other Consolation Prizes

Jamie Ford

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit

Five Children and It

Five Children #1

E. Nesbit

237 pages • first pub 1902 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

331 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

541 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

166 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Alix E. Harrow

399 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced