Historical Fiction

The Pearl of Orr's Island

by Harriet Beecher Stowe Read by Bridget Gaige 4.5
Go on a journey to the coast of Maine and immerse yourself in the picturesque community on Orr’s Island. See the raindrops glistening on the…

His Grace of Osmonde

by Frances Hodgson Burnett Read by Linda Andrus 4.4
His Grace of Osmonde offers a captivating glimpse into the life of a nobleman whose story unfolds in the shadows of his wife’s more celebrat…

I Will Repay

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by Annie Kirkpatrick 4.1
I Will Repay is the thrilling sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, continuing the adventures of the enigmatic hero, Sir Percy Blakeney. Set agai…

Villette

by Charlotte Brontë Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
After an unspecified family disaster, protagonist Lucy Snowe travels to the fictional city of Villette to teach at an all-girls school where…

The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

by Ambrose Bierce Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
Set against the backdrop of 17th century Europe, The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter weaves a poignant narrative that explores the intersect…

The Mill Mystery

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Jacquerie 3.9
In the quiet New England village of S--, a young and beloved minister is found dead, ignominiously drowned in a dye vat in a dilapidated mil…

Waverley

by Sir Walter Scott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or…

Oblomov

by Ivan Goncharov Read by Kevin W. Davidson 4.7
Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the nove…

Fabiola

by Cardinal Nicholas Patrick Wiseman Read by Maria Therese 4.9
This historical novel is set in Rome in the early 4th century AD, during the time of the cruel persecution of Christians under the Emperor D…

Utopia

by Thomas More Read by Ruth Golding 4.6
Originally entitled A frutefull pleasaunt, and wittie worke of the beste state of publique weale, & of the newe yle, called Utopia: writ…

With Lee in Virginia

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Vincent Wingfield is the son of a wealthy Virginian planter. When the country goes to war, he enlists in the cavalry, and sees action under …

Tales of the Jazz Age

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.4
Tales of the Jazz Age is a captivating collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, showcasing the vibrancy and complexity of …

Uncle's Dream

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by Greg Giordano 4.6
Uncle’s Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was written following his five year exile to Siberia where he was sent to serve in a hard labor camp. F…

The Curse of Carne's Hold

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
When Ronald Mervyn from Devonshire is falsely accused of murder he emigrates to South Africa. He takes part in the Kaffir war and during thi…

Northwest!

by Harold Bindloss Read by Roger Melin 4.4
Northwest! takes place in western Canada, primarily western Alberta and British Columbia. The story revolves around Jimmy not being sure whe…

The Sign of the Broken Sword

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "S…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

The Master of Ballantrae

by Robert Louis Stevenson Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.3
Heir to a noble Scottish house in the mid 18th century, the Master is a charming, clever, and resourceful villain whose daring but ill-advis…

The Little Duke

by Charlotte Mary Yonge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
The Little Duke tells the captivating story of Richard, the young Duke of Normandy, who ascends to his title at the tender age of eight foll…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir”) is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, firs…

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