Historical Fiction

3 works

3 works of Historical Fiction in the Western literary canon — ranked by Gröblé, with difficulty, length, and influence at a glance.

Historical Fiction, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 60War and Peace1869Leo TolstoyEasy·Epic·1,440 pagesInfluence76Popularity88The Age of the NovelHistorical FictionRussian
  2. 63The Hunchback of Notre-Dame1831Victor HugoEasy·Long·493 pagesInfluence58Popularity76RomanticismHistorical FictionFrench
  3. 110A Tale of Two Cities1859Charles DickensEasy·Long·406 pagesInfluence59Popularity91The Age of the NovelHistorical FictionEnglish