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Historical fiction — 69 PDFs & ePubs

69 classic historical fiction books · free in PDF & EPUB

Other centuries, rendered from the inside: revolutions, plagues, courtrooms, and barricades, written close enough to smell the gunpowder. Every historical novel here is free in PDF and EPUB — public domain, read online if you prefer, no sign-up.

Les Misérables is the genre at full scale — Paris, mercy, and the law's long shadow. War and Peace needs no defending; A Tale of Two Cities gets you to the guillotine in half the pages.

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A Tale of Two Cities

Dickens at his tightest: love, sacrifice, and the guillotine's shadow over two cities.

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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway — cover
A Farewell to ArmsErnest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens — cover
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens — cover
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens

Barnaby Rudge

Charles Dickens

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace — cover
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew Wallace

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini — cover
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini

Captain Blood

Rafael Sabatini

Germinal by Émile Zola — cover
GerminalÉmile Zola

Germinal

Émile Zola

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott — cover
IvanhoeWalter Scott

Ivanhoe

Walter Scott

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo — cover
Les MisérablesVictor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore — cover
Lorna DooneR. D. Blackmore

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore

Louise de La Valliere by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
Louise de La ValliereAlexandre Dumas (père)

Louise de La Valliere

Alexandre Dumas (père)

Montezuma's daughter by H. Rider Haggard — cover
Montezuma's daughterH. Rider Haggard

Montezuma's daughter

H. Rider Haggard

One of Ours by Willa Cather — cover
One of OursWilla Cather

One of Ours

Willa Cather

The Fortune of the Rougons cover

A hidden gem from this shelf

The Fortune of the Rougons

At the birth of an empire, a family chooses advantage over scruple.

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Rob Roy by Walter Scott — cover
Rob RoyWalter Scott

Rob Roy

Walter Scott

Romola by George Eliot — cover
RomolaGeorge Eliot

Romola

George Eliot

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini — cover
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini

Scaramouche

Rafael Sabatini

Some Do Not... by Ford Madox Ford — cover
Some Do Not...Ford Madox Ford

Some Do Not...

Ford Madox Ford

Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving — cover
Tales of the AlhambraWashington Irving

Tales of the Alhambra

Washington Irving

Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
Ten Years LaterAlexandre Dumas (père)

Ten Years Later

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard — cover
The BrethrenH. Rider Haggard

The Brethren

H. Rider Haggard

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal — cover
The Charterhouse of ParmaStendhal

The Charterhouse of Parma

Stendhal

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The DeerslayerJames Fenimore Cooper

The Deerslayer

James Fenimore Cooper

The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola — cover
The Fortune of the RougonsÉmile Zola

The Fortune of the Rougons

Émile Zola

The Gadfly by Ethel Voynich — cover
The GadflyEthel Voynich

The Gadfly

Ethel Voynich

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo — cover
The Hunchback of Notre DameVictor Hugo

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Victor Hugo

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans

James Fenimore Cooper

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Man in the Iron MaskAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Man in the Iron Mask

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The PathfinderJames Fenimore Cooper

The Pathfinder

James Fenimore Cooper

The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The PioneersJames Fenimore Cooper

The Pioneers

James Fenimore Cooper

The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The PrairieJames Fenimore Cooper

The Prairie

James Fenimore Cooper

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain — cover
The Prince and the PauperMark Twain

The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Twain

The Reign of Greed by José Rizal — cover
The Reign of GreedJosé Rizal

The Reign of Greed

José Rizal

The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini — cover
The Sea-HawkRafael Sabatini

The Sea-Hawk

Rafael Sabatini

The Social Cancer by José Rizal — cover
The Social CancerJosé Rizal

The Social Cancer

José Rizal

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Vicomte de BragelonneAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Vicomte de Bragelonne

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle — cover
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle

The White Company

Arthur Conan Doyle

Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
Twenty Years AfterAlexandre Dumas (père)

Twenty Years After

Alexandre Dumas (père)

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe — cover
Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy — cover
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy