World War I era · Family saga · ~1910–1920
Looking for historical fiction in the family saga lane set during the World War I era (~1910–1920)? World War I era family saga historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Great War, home fronts, shattered empires. Multi-generational stories across decades or centuries HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
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John Steinbeck
From the Civil War to the Great War, the Hamiltons and the Trasks settle the Salinas Valley, and two generations of brothers replay Cain and Abel—land, a woman named Cathy, and the Hebrew word timshel, thou mayest. John Steinbeck’s novel is Gilded Age family-saga historical fiction of California: a valley’s making, and a family’s argument with fate.
Victorian / Gilded Age · Civil War · Family saga · Literary
Sebastian Barry
An Irishwoman looks back across a century of war, migration, and loss (Walter Scott Prize 2012).
World War I era · Cold War · Literary · Family saga
William Faulkner
History · Fiction · Sartoris family (Fictitious characters) · World War, 1914-1918
Civil War · World War I era · Military & war · Open Library
Christina Schwarz
World War, 1914-1918 · Psychological aspects of World War, 1914-1918 · Drowning victims · Fiction
World War I era · Military & war · Open Library
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