Historical Fiction

Thorstein of the Mere

by William Gershom Collingwood Read by Phil Benson 4.6
A fine adventure set in 10th-century England at a time when everyday life in north was made hazardous by wars and shifting alliances among S…

Elsie's Children

by Martha Finley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In "Elsie's Children," the beloved characters from the "Elsie Dinsmore" series return, now as parents navigating the com…

Chicot the Jester

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.3
This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry…

The Wanderer

by Frances Burney Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is the fourth and final novel by Fanny Burney, the author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. "Who is "Miss Ellis?" Why di…

The Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald

by Anonymous Read by Phil Schempf 4.4
A tale from Iceland, 800 years ago.In a dream of quarrels and deathThe birth of fair Helga is toldCross the north seas ventured for fameAt t…

Healer

by J. K. Swift Read by Brad Wills 3.9
Why would anyone try to kill a healer? Deenah's quiet life as an apprentice healer in the remote village of Brae's Creek is shattered when …

By What Authority?

by Robert Hugh Benson Read by Carol Pelster 4.6
Two wealthy families are neighbors in Elizabethan England; one is staunchly Catholic and the other is devoutly Protestant. The attractive yo…

Ben Hur

by Lew Wallace Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
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 Inner Shrine

by Basil King Read by Simon Evers 4.4
At the opening of this story Diane Eveleth returns from a party in Paris to her mother-in-law, who tells her that her husband George Eveleth…

The Scottish Chiefs

by Jane Porter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The Scottish Chiefs is a historical adventure novel that brings to life the legendary figure of William Wallace, a Scottish hero who fought …

Ruth of Boston

by James Otis Read by Laura Caldwell 4.7
James Otis wrote a series of books depicting life in the new colonies, written from a child's point of view. Ruth of Boston is the story of …

Next Christmas in Girouette

by Michael Welch Read by Michael Welch 4.6
Next Christmas in Girouette is a full-length novel for people of all ages—nine to ninety-nine—who want to share a heart-warming literary adv…

Trapping A Duchess

by Michele Bekemeyer Read by Michele Bekemeyer 4.6
Set in the early 19th Century England, Trapping A Duchess tells the story of formerly affianced couple, whose marriage-to-be ended when Soph…

Samson Agonistes

by John Milton Read by Martin Geeson 4.4
“The Sun to me is darkAnd silent as the Moon,When she deserts the nightHid in her vacant interlunar cave.”Milton composes his last extended …

Fraternity

by John Galsworthy Read by Simon Evers 4.2
A satire of middle-class complacency and artistic aspiration. It is the story of a strange bohemian upper-class love triangle, and of a myst…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police

by Ralph Connor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Cameron, a young man from Edinburgh, is a university student who is a rising star on the football team. When the big day comes and he nearly…

A Prince of Good Fellows

by Robert Barr Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) 4.5
Robert Barr (1849 - 1912) was a Scottish Journalist, editor, humorist and author. A Prince of Good Fellows was published in 1902, and is a s…

Codename Vengeance

by David Wright Read by David Wright 4.7
When an American pilot on loan to the RAF shoots down three British spitfires in his own squadron, and then crash-lands at a German airbase …

A Man of Honor

by George Cary Eggleston Read by Roger Melin 4.5
New Yorker Robert Pagebrook travels to Virginia to visit relatives. The Civil War has ended and family ties are in order to be re-establishe…

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