Historical Fiction
Petticoat Government, Volume 3
Read by Mark Leder
Frances Milton Trollope
The adventures--in society, in love--of Judith Maitland conclude.
History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution Vol. 3
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Mercy Otis Warren
A contemporary three-volume history of the American Revolution written with an Enlightenment tone that covers the background of the era span…
Recompence
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Robert Keable
The book is a sequel to ‘Simon called Peter’ by the same author. It picks up the separate stories of Peter and Julie, at first in South Afri…
The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 1
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George Sand
This two volume book is a novelized social commentary of this famous author. It sets in play characters and events that bring to life her vi…
Sylvia's Lovers (Version 2)
Read by Terrance Callan
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Sylvia Robson is a beautiful young woman living on a farm in Yorkshire at the end of the 18th century. Many love and are loved by her, most …
Millbank
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Mary Jane Holmes
Here is Millbank! The only fiction book that the Ingalls of Little House fame owned. It follows the story of Roger Irving, and what he doe…
You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop
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J. Clarence Edwards
To My BuddiesOf the U. S. Army—some three million in number; Of the 90th Division more specifically, and Particularly to the 315th Engineers…
Phineas Redux (Version 2)
Read by Deon Gines
Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn (hero from an earlier novel in this series) returns to London from Scotland and reenters the political scene. After some hurdl…
The Fat and the Thin, Book Three of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Florent, an escaped political prisoner, finds shelter with his half-brother Quenu, and his wife Lisa Quenu (a Macquart). They get him a job…
The Conquest of Plassans, Book Four of Rougon-Maquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
The placid Provencal lives of Francois Mouret and his wife Marthe are irreparably impacted by the arrival of a suspicious cleric, Abbe Fauja…
Bellarion the Fortunate: a romance
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Rafael Sabatini
This novel, in three parts, follows the adventures of a young man, Bellarion, after he leaves the safety of the monastery that had nurtured …
Dr. Adriaan
Read by Phil Benson
Louis Couperus
The fourth and final book in Louis Couperus' Books of the Small Souls quartet. Ten years have passed since the conclusion of The Twilight of…
Ginx's Baby: His Birth and Other Misfortunes
Read by Lisa Reichert
Edward Jenkins
In the second half of the 19th century, London was becoming a wealthy, industrialized city. It attracted many working class people from near…
Max Havelaar; or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Read by John Greenman
Multatuli
Called "the Book that Killed Colonialism", Max Havelaar is an indictment of the Dutch colonial policies of the 1850s that were des…
100%: The Story of a Patriot (Version 2)
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Upton Sinclair
"100%: The Story of a Patriot" dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile…
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
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Dhan Gopal Mukerji
First published in 1927, Mukerji's charming historical fiction novel was designated a Newbery Honor book in 1928. It follows the north-India…
The Vengence of the Gods: And Three Other Stories of Real American Color Line L…
Read by James K. White
William Pickens
Although slavery was abolished in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865, its cancerous tendrils …
The Sense of the Past
Read by Mark Leder
Henry James
Ralph Pendrel of New York City is bequested an 18th century house in London. He travels back in time and meets an ancestor of the same name…
Historical Romance of the American Negro
Read by Jim Locke
Charles H. Fowler
It was not long before the fame of the colored soldiers of America was wafted over the whole world and everywhere received by all lovers of …
The Second Chance
Read by Atul Sharma
Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she move…