Historical Fiction: Short Stories & Novellas

1.
The Darcy Monologues
The Darcy Monologues 4.08 avg rating — 544 ratings
2.
Rational Creatures
Rational Creatures 4.20 avg rating — 239 ratings
3.
Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues
Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues 4.05 avg rating — 188 ratings
4.
A Day of Fire: a novel of Pompeii
A Day of Fire: a novel of Pompeii 4.04 avg rating — 4,281 ratings
5.
Ship Fever: Stories
Ship Fever: Stories 4.04 avg rating — 4,301 ratings
6.
The Marriage of Mary Russell (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2.5)
The Marriage of Mary Russell (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2.5) 4.18 avg rating — 4,454 ratings
7.
Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War
Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War 3.68 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
8.
A Song of War: A Novel of Troy
A Song of War: A Novel of Troy 4.16 avg rating — 816 ratings
9.
Distant Echoes
Distant Echoes 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings
9.
Astray
Astray 3.58 avg rating — 6,693 ratings
9.
The Curse of Revenge (Ancient Legends #0.5)
The Curse of Revenge (Ancient Legends #0.5) 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
12.
A New Dawn (The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles Complement #2.5)
A New Dawn (The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles Complement #2.5) 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
13.
A Year of Ravens
A Year of Ravens 4.13 avg rating — 1,263 ratings
13.
The Mitanni Princess (The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles Prequel #5.5)
The Mitanni Princess (The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles Prequel #5.5) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
15.
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (Outlander 0.5, 2.5, 7.5 & 8.5)
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (Outlander 0.5, 2.5, 7.5 & 8.5) 4.28 avg rating — 17,375 ratings
16.
Daughters of the Past: A Historical Fiction Anthology
Daughters of the Past: A Historical Fiction Anthology 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
17.
Ariadne and the Beast: A Short Story
Ariadne and the Beast: A Short Story 3.97 avg rating — 36 ratings
18.
Truce
Truce 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
19.
Bridge of Sighs: A Short Story of the Bubonic Plague
Bridge of Sighs: A Short Story of the Bubonic Plague 3.76 avg rating — 190 ratings
20.
A Sea of Sorrow: A Novel of Odysseus
A Sea of Sorrow: A Novel of Odysseus 4.01 avg rating — 94 ratings
21.
Emperor’s Bane (Tales of the Empire, #4.5)
Emperor’s Bane (Tales of the Empire, #4.5) 3.99 avg rating — 166 ratings
22.
The Ghost of Madison Avenue
The Ghost of Madison Avenue 3.94 avg rating — 528 ratings
23.
Ribbons of Scarlet
Ribbons of Scarlet 3.88 avg rating — 5,621 ratings
24.
Tales of Byzantium: A Selection of Short Stories
Tales of Byzantium: A Selection of Short Stories 4.07 avg rating — 198 ratings
25.
The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction (Mammoth Books)
The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction (Mammoth Books) 3.44 avg rating — 153 ratings
25.
Fatal Throne
Fatal Throne 3.96 avg rating — 6,643 ratings
27.
Heller's Tale: an Antarctic Novella
Heller's Tale: an Antarctic Novella 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
27.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating — 32,622 ratings
29.
A Tyranny of Petticoats (A Tyranny of Petticoats, #1)
A Tyranny of Petticoats (A Tyranny of Petticoats, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,275 ratings
29.
Kind
Kind 4.14 avg rating — 119 ratings
31.
Shoot Like a Girl (Annie Oakley Mystery, #0.5)
Shoot Like a Girl (Annie Oakley Mystery, #0.5) 4.52 avg rating — 63 ratings
31.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,264 ratings
33.
White Robes: An Interesting Army (Seasons of the Sword #0.1)
White Robes: An Interesting Army (Seasons of the Sword #0.1) 3.97 avg rating — 36 ratings
33.
Ars Historica
Ars Historica 3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings
33.
The Terror
The Terror 4.05 avg rating — 313 ratings
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Silk & Service: A Kunoichi Companion Tale (Seasons of the Sword #0.2)
Silk & Service: A Kunoichi Companion Tale (Seasons of the Sword #0.2) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings
36.
Charity Girl
Charity Girl 4.02 avg rating — 109 ratings
38.
Ghost: A Dream of Murder (Seasons of the Sword #0.5)
Ghost: A Dream of Murder (Seasons of the Sword #0.5) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
38.
The Other Girl (The Winter Guest, #1.5)
The Other Girl (The Winter Guest, #1.5) 3.65 avg rating — 1,420 ratings
38.
The Deadly Hours
The Deadly Hours 3.75 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
38.
The Elementals
The Elementals 3.69 avg rating — 627 ratings
42.
Beekeeping for Beginners (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #10.5)
Beekeeping for Beginners (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #10.5) 4.13 avg rating — 4,649 ratings
42.
Stories from Suffragette City
Stories from Suffragette City
by: M.J. Rose
3.84 avg rating — 1,751 ratings
44.
The Teacher (Penny Green, #1.5)
The Teacher (Penny Green, #1.5) 3.83 avg rating — 805 ratings
44.
The Blue Fox
The Blue Fox
by: Sjón
3.73 avg rating — 9,626 ratings
44.
The Lawyer's Luck: A Home to Milford College prequel novella
The Lawyer's Luck: A Home to Milford College prequel novella 4.19 avg rating — 441 ratings
44.
The Pretty Little Box
The Pretty Little Box 3.43 avg rating — 900 ratings
48.
The Last Lancastrian: A Story of Margaret Beaufort (Plantagenet Embers Novellas, #1)
The Last Lancastrian: A Story of Margaret Beaufort (Plantagenet Embers Novellas, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 259 ratings
48.
The Liberty Scarf
The Liberty Scarf 3.84 avg rating — 858 ratings
50.
The Lover's Path: An Illustrated Novella of Venice
The Lover's Path: An Illustrated Novella of Venice 4.08 avg rating — 118 ratings
51.
A Simple Mind
A Simple Mind 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
52.
Old Grey
Old Grey 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
53.
Young Blood
Young Blood 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Poppy Lane
Poppy Lane 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings
55.
Madam Sibyl's First Client (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #0.5)
Madam Sibyl's First Client (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #0.5) 4.02 avg rating — 365 ratings
56.
Dandy Detects (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #1.5)
Dandy Detects (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #1.5) 3.85 avg rating — 711 ratings
57.
The Misses Moffet Mend a Marriage (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #2.5)
The Misses Moffet Mend a Marriage (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #2.5) 4.03 avg rating — 543 ratings
58.
Mr. Wong Rights a Wrong (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery, #3.5)
Mr. Wong Rights a Wrong (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery, #3.5) 4.08 avg rating — 386 ratings
59.
Violet Vanquishes a Villain (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #4.5)
Violet Vanquishes a Villain (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #4.5) 4.13 avg rating — 478 ratings
60.
Kathleen Catches a Killer (A Victorian San Francisco Novella, #5.1)
Kathleen Catches a Killer (A Victorian San Francisco Novella, #5.1) 4.34 avg rating — 348 ratings
61.
Dandy Delivers (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #5.2)
Dandy Delivers (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #5.2) 4.28 avg rating — 237 ratings
62.
Varnished Faces: Star-Cross'd Short Stories
Varnished Faces: Star-Cross'd Short Stories 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
63.
Maria Lucas: A Short Story in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection
Maria Lucas: A Short Story in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection 3.68 avg rating — 201 ratings
64.
The Tumbril
The Tumbril 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings
65.
Favor of God
Favor of God 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
66.
War Memorial
War Memorial 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings
67.
The Maidservant and the Murderer
The Maidservant and the Murderer 3.97 avg rating — 175 ratings
68.
Reckless Hearts
Reckless Hearts 3.71 avg rating — 340 ratings
69.
We Sink or Swim Together
We Sink or Swim Together
by: Gill Paul
3.75 avg rating — 182 ratings
70.
Whisper of Jasmine (City of Jasmine, #0.5)
Whisper of Jasmine (City of Jasmine, #0.5) 3.76 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
71.
A Splendid Gift
A Splendid Gift 3.74 avg rating — 242 ratings
72.
Ismeni (The Legend of Sheba #0.5)
Ismeni (The Legend of Sheba #0.5)
by: Tosca Lee
4.17 avg rating — 649 ratings
73.
Shakespeare's Dark Lady: The Lost Story of Aemilia Bassano Lanyer
Shakespeare's Dark Lady: The Lost Story of Aemilia Bassano Lanyer 2.95 avg rating — 44 ratings
74.
Fairchild's Lady (The Culper Ring, #1.5)
Fairchild's Lady (The Culper Ring, #1.5) 4.04 avg rating — 844 ratings
75.
The Road to Liberation: Trials and Triumphs of WWII
The Road to Liberation: Trials and Triumphs of WWII 4.58 avg rating — 224 ratings
76.
The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour 4.07 avg rating — 381 ratings
77.
The Zombi of Caisteal Dun - A Gothick Short Story
The Zombi of Caisteal Dun - A Gothick Short Story 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings
78.
The Cotton Lass and Other Stories
The Cotton Lass and Other Stories 3.73 avg rating — 101 ratings
79.
Contention and Other Frontier Stories: A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney
Contention and Other Frontier Stories: A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
80.
Brides in the Sky: Stories and a Novella
Brides in the Sky: Stories and a Novella 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings
81.
Death of the Snake Catcher: Short Stories
Death of the Snake Catcher: Short Stories 3.52 avg rating — 25 ratings
82.
Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
by: R.V. Doon
3.72 avg rating — 107 ratings
83.
The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories
The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings
84.
Call to Arms: Modern LGBTQ+ fiction of the Second World War
Call to Arms: Modern LGBTQ+ fiction of the Second World War 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings
85.
Reader, I Married Him: Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre
Reader, I Married Him: Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre 3.20 avg rating — 2,814 ratings
86.
The Peace Weaver
The Peace Weaver 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
87.
A Pride of Poppies
A Pride of Poppies 3.98 avg rating — 61 ratings
88.
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes (Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon, #2)
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes (Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon, #2) 3.36 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
89.
The Mammoth Book of Gaslit Romance
The Mammoth Book of Gaslit Romance 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
90.
Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion
Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion 3.85 avg rating — 2,388 ratings
91.
The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories
The Ghost of the Trenches and other stories 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
92.
Daughters of Time
Daughters of Time 3.51 avg rating — 70 ratings
93.
Hill of Bones (The Medieval Murderers, #7)
Hill of Bones (The Medieval Murderers, #7) 3.65 avg rating — 223 ratings
94.
This New & Poisonous Air
This New & Poisonous Air 4.04 avg rating — 95 ratings
95.
The Sacred Stone (The Medieval Murderers, #6)
The Sacred Stone (The Medieval Murderers, #6) 3.59 avg rating — 287 ratings
96.
The Suicide Run: Five Tales of the Marine Corps
The Suicide Run: Five Tales of the Marine Corps 3.44 avg rating — 309 ratings
97.
House of Shadows (The Medieval Murderers, #3)
House of Shadows (The Medieval Murderers, #3) 3.68 avg rating — 358 ratings
98.
Agamemnon's Daughter: A Novella and Stories
Agamemnon's Daughter: A Novella and Stories 3.65 avg rating — 801 ratings
99.
The Apple
The Apple 3.66 avg rating — 3,485 ratings
100.
The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age
The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age 3.29 avg rating — 77 ratings
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