Historical Fiction
The Chouans (version 2)
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
“The Chouans” (1829) was the first novel published under Balzac’s own name (rather than a pen-name). It became the first book in the great w…
Babel
Read by Marcel Coenders
Louis Couperus
'Babel' is de stoutste fantasmagorie ooit aan zijn brein ontsproten. Het is alsof hij met zijn fantasie hetzelfde heeft willen doen als Cyru…
Consuelo
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George Sand
This roman à clef follows the musical adventures of Consuelo, a gifted singer under the tutelage of the composer Nicola Porpora. Afte…
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward Part 4, To California and Return
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Artemus Ward
Charles Farrar Browne, a native of Maine, became famous as a writer and lecturer under the name of Artemus Ward. Like his friend Mark Twain,…
Die letzten Tage von Pompeji
Read by Ramona Deininger-Schnabel
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Historienroman aus der Zeit des alten Roms.Glaukus, ein junger griechischer Adeliger versucht sich in dem dekadenten Vergnügungsort Pom…
Katharine von Bora: Dr. Martin Luther's Wife
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Armin Stein
This is a fictionalized biography of the wife of the reformer Dr. Martin Luther. In the author's words, he hopes that "people may learn…
Taten des Großen Alexander
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Michail Alexejewitsch Kusmin
Wenig bekanntes Werk über Alexander den Großen.In komprimierter Form werden durch Michail Kusmin sowohl biografische Daten als au…
Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup (Dramatic Reading)
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John Kendrick Bangs
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
Gudrun
Read by Steven Fellows
Ferdinand Schmidt
The charming story of “Gudrun” is a romance of the old heroic period, written by some unknown poet of Austria or Bavaria in the thirteenth c…
Prince and Heretic
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Marjorie Bowen
This novel is centered on the Dutch House of Orange, and begins with its prince, William. It is set in the time of the Holy Inquisition, whe…
The Prince and the Pauper (Version 4 - Dramatic Reading)
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Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive …
Memorias de un Abogado
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José Milla y Vidaurre and José Milla Y Vidaurre
A novel full of suspense, romance and tragedies. A young orphan boy is adopted by his uncle and compelled to work for him. The boy falls in …
The Head of the House of Coombe
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
While renowned for her beloved children's literature, Frances Hodgson Burnett's talent extended to historical novels. Originally serialized …
Alice of Old Vincennes
Read by Celine Major
Maurice Thompson
This entertaining book of adventure, love and war was a Bestseller in 1900 and 1901. The heroine Alice Roussillon is a brave young woman who…
Idols
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
The novel centres around four people: Gerard and Irene Merriam, their inseparable friend Hugh Colman who once saved Gerard’s life, and Minna…
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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William Harrison Ainsworth
A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradu…
Bailén (Version 2)
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Benito Pérez Galdós
Rescatado de entre un montón de muertos y una vez recuperado de sus graves heridas, con las alas y el instinto que proporciona el amo…
Tiempos difíciles
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Charles Dickens
Con esta novela ambientada en la era de la revolución industrial, en una imaginada localidad londinense cuyo pueblo vive bajo el adoc…