Tag: historical

52 books with this tag.

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The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah · 2018

The Allbright family moves to Alaska in the 1970s where Ernt's PTSD and winter test Leni.

3,460-word summary · 15 min read

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas · 1844

Edmond Dantes escapes Chateau d'If and returns as the Count to repay friends and ruin betrayers.

3,879-word summary · 17 min read

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

John Boyne · 2006

Bruno moves to Out-With and befriends Shmuel through a camp fence without understanding it.

3,101-word summary · 14 min read

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens · 1859

Lucie Manette frees her father from the Bastille while Sydney Carton loves her from afar through London and Paris revolt.

3,595-word summary · 16 min read