History

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria

by Gaston Maspero Read by Sibella Denton 4.7
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

by John Foxe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, many of whom had died for their beli…

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

by Andrew Carnegie Read by William Tomcho 4.6
This autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting history of one of the most wealthy men in the United states. He…

The History of London

by Walter Besant Read by Ruth Golding 4.8
Walter Besant was a novelist and historian, and his topographical and historical writings, ranging from prehistoric times to the nineteenth …

The Story of the Middle Ages

by Samuel B. Harding Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.7
Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entert…

Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup Read by Rob Marland 4.7
Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of a freeborn African American from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being held for…

George Washington

by Calista McCabe Courtenay Read by Bill Boerst 4.6
In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military care…

Recollections of the Civil War

by Charles Anderson Dana Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Recollections of the Civil War records the events that took place during the American Civil war. It forms one of the most remarkable volumes…

The Flying Saucers are Real

by Donald Keyhoe Read by Roger Melin 4.6
The Flying Saucers are Real is a book that investigates numerous encounters between USAF fighters, personnel, and other aircraft, and UFOs b…

The Story of Joan of Arc

by Andrew Lang Read by timothyFR 4.6
Joan of Arc is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important v…

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass Read by Jeanette Ferguson 4.5
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…

Anabasis

by Xenophon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave hi…

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars

by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 12…

My Life on the Plains

by George Armstrong Custer Read by texttalker 4.7
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876), one of the most mythologized figures in American history, was an United States A…

Historical Mysteries

by Andrew Lang Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Edited by Andrew Lang, Historical Mysteries is a collection of infamous unsolved mysteries from various points in history.

Ulysses S. Grant

by Owen Wister Read by David Wales 4.6
Ulysses S. Grant offers a concise yet insightful look into the life of one of America's most significant military leaders and presidents. Ow…

The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

by M. M. Pattison Muir Read by Peter Yearsley 4.6
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry invites listeners on an enlightening exploration of the evolution of chemistry, tracing…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans

by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Andersonville Diary

by John L. Ransom Read by David Wales 4.7
John L. Ransom was the quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and a Union prisoner in the …

The Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. It is a history of …

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