Historical Fiction
The Coryston Family
Lady Coryston has inherited her husband’s estate but surprisingly has not left it on her death to Coryston (known as Corry) her oldest son. …
The Reign of George VI
Imagine a world in which there were no major revolutionary upheavals (the American, French and Russian revolutions did not occur), there was…
Flemington
Archie Flemington, a spy in Government service during the 1745 Jacobite rising, is sent to investigate the suspected rebel James Logie. Desp…
Imperium in Imperio
Imperium in Imperio is a historical fiction novel by Sutton Griggs, published in 1899. The novel covers the life of Belton Piedmont, an educ…
In Sight of the Sun
The first book in The Father Trilogy: In Sight of the Sun. The old man takes the boy on his first raid into Mexico. The success of the rai…
Longhead
A fictionalized version of the self-discovery of primitive man, including: fire, cooking, defense and protection, architecture, community,…
The New Republic
A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house to discuss their ideas for a utopia (their "New Republ…
St. Elmo
Written in prose and full of references to religion and mythology, this book tells the love story between St. Elmo and Edna. He is cynical a…
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a haunting portrait of ambition, love, and illusion in 1920s America. Narrated by Nick Carraway, …
Men of Iron
Myles Falworth, son of a wrongfully outlawed lord, grows up amid the rough life of the dark ages. This book tells how he grows from an impul…
The Quaker City
The Quaker City, or The Monks of Monk Hall was originally published in 1845, and is considered the first muckraking novel. It is a lurid and…
Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth
Of all the sovereigns who have worn the crown of England, Queen Elizabeth is the most puzzling, the most fascinating, the most blindly prais…
Simon Called Peter
Peter, a conventional Anglican priest, becomes a padre in northern France during the First World War. He is posted to a hospital on the coas…
The Broad Highway
Peter Vibart is expected to inherit the fortune and title of his uncle but will only inherit if he marries Lady Sophia, the toast of the tow…
The Blind Brother
A story of repentance and forgiveness set in the times of the the coal mines. Follow a blind boy and his brother determined to get him cure…
The Red Flower
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Red Flower by Henry van Dyke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 11, 2012.Dr. H…
The Boy Knight
Follow young Cuthbert on his adventures which lead him on a crusade to the Holy Land and back. - Summary by Sonia
Catherine
The wild and raw adventures of Catherine Hayes, who was burned for murder at Tyburn in 1742 - Summary by Mark Leder
The Story of Ab
The Story of Ab transports listeners to the distant past, exploring the life of Ab, a man navigating the challenges of the Stone Age. Set ag…