Historical Fiction

Thorstein of the Mere

by William Gershom Collingwood Read by Phil Benson 4.6
A fine adventure set in 10th-century England at a time when everyday life in north was made hazardous by wars and shifting alliances among S…

King Henry IV

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. …

The Aeneid of Virgil

by Virgil Read by George Allen 4.5
The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy,…

Christmas at Thompson Hall

by Anthony Trollope Read by Arnold 4.4
In "Christmas at Thompson Hall," Anthony Trollope invites listeners into a charmingly chaotic holiday gathering where family dynam…

David Elginbrod

by George MacDonald Read by Kenneth R. Morefield 4.4
David Elginbrod is a captivating exploration of Scottish country life, woven through the experiences of its titular character, a humble yet …

The Covered Wagon

by Emerson Hough Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
"Look at 'em come, Jesse! More and more! Must be forty or fifty families." This is an old-fashioned adventure tale set on the Oreg…

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The story centers on the all-encompassing, passionate, but ultimately doomed love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, and how this un…

The Sword of Antietam

by Joseph A. Altsheler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Sword of Antietam immerses listeners in the tumultuous landscape of the American Civil War, following the journey of young Northern hero…

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, …

Louise de la Valliere

by Alexandre Dumas Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Set against the backdrop of 17th-century France, Louise de la Vallière continues the saga of the legendary Musketeers, weaving a tale…

The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas

by Bernhard Pick Read by JoeD 4.4
The full title of this book, published in 1909, is The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas. As early as the second centu…

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens Read by Bob Neufeld 4.7
A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 mill…

The Hidden Institute

by Brand Gamblin Read by Brand Gamblin 4.6
Rising above your station can be deadly. Cliffy is a child born on the streets of a Neo-Victorian world. Witnesses to a murder, he blackmai…

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald 4.5
Language: EnglishThe Great Gatsby follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the sum…

Father Goriot

by Honoré de Balzac Read by James E. Carson 4.2
One of Balzac's most popular works, set around 1815 during the re-ascendancy of the Bourbon kings following the defeat of Napoleon. Said to …

The Tavern Knight

by Rafael Sabatini Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In the tumultuous era of the English Civil War, Sir Crispin Galliard, known as The Tavern Knight, emerges as an unlikely hero. With a sharp …

True to the Old Flag

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
True to the Old Flag invites listeners into the tumultuous world of the American War of Independence, told from a unique perspective—the Bri…

The Terrible Business of Salmon & Dusk

by Myke Bartlett Read by Myke Bartlett 4.5
Theo Braithwaite, failed actress and worse waitress, is a stranger to London. In a single day, she loses her job, her boyfriend and quite po…

The Stowmarket Mystery

by Louis Tracy Read by Crln Yldz Ksr 3.6
Another case for Reginald Brett, barrister and hobby detective: David Hume-Frazer is in some trouble. He was the prime suspect in the murder…

1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.2
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside invites listeners into a lively and irreverent dialogue set in the Elizabethan era. Mar…

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