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. 57War and Peace1869Leo TolstoyEasy·Epic·2,260 pagesInfluence75Popularity88Russian 19th CenturyHistorical FictionRussian
  2. 60The Hunchback of Notre-Dame1831Victor HugoBreezy·Epic·700 pagesInfluence57Popularity76French 19th CenturyHistorical FictionFrench
  3. 106A Tale of Two Cities1859Charles DickensBreezy·Epic·542 pagesInfluence58Popularity91VictorianHistorical FictionEnglish