Historical Fiction
Ninety-Three
Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt
Victor Hugo
1793. The new revolutionary government of France is laboring mightily to end injustice and bring in an ideal new age of liberty, equality, a…
Mr. Wicker's Window (Version 2)
Read by Arthur Piantadosi
Carley Dawson
When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to …
The Last Galley, Impressions and Tales
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
From the Preface:I HAVE written "Impressions and Tales" upon the title-page of this volume, because I have included within the sam…
The Money Moon (version 2)
Read by Simon Evers
John Jeffery Farnol
George Bellew, an American millionaire is in London, where he is jilted by his ladylove. He sets off to travel on an aimless adventure throu…
The Inheritance
Read by Jim Locke
Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…
The Able McLaughlins
Read by Warren Kati
Margaret Wilson
The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on th…
The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibil…
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
More stories by Canadian Stephen Leacock. Some of these stories carry over characters introduced in Further Foolishness. Some stories are hu…
A Deal in Wheat and other Stories of the New and Old West
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Frank Norris
This collection of Frank Norris' stories was published after his death in 1902. These stories range in topic from the machinations of the co…
El 19 de Marzo y el 2 de Mayo (Version 2)
Read by Alexelmagno
Benito Pérez Galdós
Instalado en Madrid como cajista del Diario, Gabriel escapa los domingos a visitar a Inés en Aranjuez, donde asiste como protagonista…
Robert Elsmere
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Augusta Ward
Essentially the book covers the life of Robert Elsmere, a boyishly intellectual clergyman. The first part covers his meeting with and eventu…
Zaragoza (Version 2)
Read by Alexelmagno
Benito Pérez Galdós
De camino a Francia, adonde es enviado en cadena de presos, Gabriel consigue escapar con algunos compañeros y librarse de su triste d…
The Brethren (Version 2)
Read by Elroi
H. Rider Haggard
A tale of love, romance and chivalry set amongst the backdrop of the climactic months before the opening of the Kings' Crusade. Two English…
Lady Rose's Daughter (Version 2)
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Augusta Ward
Julie le Breton is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Rose, who severed her relations with her aristocratic family when she had the baby and …
De Delftsche Wonderdokter
Read by Anna Simon
A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint
De Delftsche Wonderdokter, geschreven in 1870, is een historische avonturenroman die zich afspeelt in 1595. Het verhaal ontrolt zich tegen d…
The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
Read by Rita Boutros
Gunnar Gunnarsson
This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremon…
The Charterhouse of Parma
Read by Peter Dann
Stendhal
In an astounding act of literary improvisation, Stendhal dictated this complex and innovative novel, combining political and psychological r…
Love and a Bottle
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George Farquhar
This play was produced in 1698 at Drury Lane Theatre. From the bustle of its plot, the variety of its incidents, and the sustained humour of…
Virgin Soil Volume 1
Read by Peter Tucker
Ivan Turgenev
Turgenev's last and longest novel presents the story of a group of young people in late nineteenth century Russia, who because of disillusio…