Historical Fiction
The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'
Eighteenth-century sailors adrift in a lifeboat encounter strange lands and weird creatures in their search for home. A creepy tale of nauti…
Die Gottesfreundin
In seinem historischen Roman Die Gottesfreundin erzählt der Literaturnobelpreisträger Karl Gjellerup die Geschichte einer Liebe zw…
Conjuror's House
In the northern outreaches of the Canadian wilderness, it was understood that the Hudson Bay Company governed all trading, and one factor na…
The Conjure Woman
Published in 1899 by Houghton Mifflin, Chesnutt's first book, The Conjure Woman, was a collection of seven short stories, all set in "P…
The Tavern Knight
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 …
Johnny Reb and Billy Yank
Johnny Reb & Billy Yank is an epic novel first published in 1905 by Alexander Hunter, a soldier who served in Confederate General Robert…
The Sword of Antietam
The Sword of Antietam immerses listeners in the tumultuous landscape of the American Civil War, following the journey of young Northern hero…
The Eustace Diamonds
Lizzie Greystock, a fortune-hunter who ensnares the sickly, dissipated Sir Florian Eustace, is soon left a very wealthy widow and mother. Wh…
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a 1920 novel by the American writer and critic John Dos Passos. It is one of the key American war novels of the First Worl…
Children of the Ghetto
In this 1892 novel of London's Jewish East End, Israel Zangwill sets the apparently irrational and decidedly indecorous religious practices …
Captain Bayley's Heir
When young Frank is falsely accused of a crime, he leaves England to seek adventure in America. He joins a wagon train heading west to the C…
Ben Hur
In this dramatic reading of the classic epic Ben Hur, rediscover the wonder of three wise men who travel through the wilderness together. Th…
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter
Set against the backdrop of 17th century Europe, The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter weaves a poignant narrative that explores the intersect…
Los Miserables
En este tercer volumen aparece Marius. Mario es criado por su abuelo, éste le hace creer que su padre, un coronel del ejército…
More Tish
More Tish continues the delightful adventures of Letitia "Tish" Carberry, an elderly woman with a penchant for mischief and a knac…
David Elginbrod
David Elginbrod is a captivating exploration of Scottish country life, woven through the experiences of its titular character, a humble yet …
Last Days of Pompeii
Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culmi…
Fast in the Ice
At the age of 16 Ballantyne went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. His rule in writing, being in every…
Father Goriot
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 …
At the Point of the Bayonet
At the Point of the Bayonet transports listeners to the tumultuous landscape of 19th-century India, where the British Empire's ambitions cla…