Historical Fiction

Unto Caesar

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
"The State," he said, speaking at least as haughtily as Dea Flavia herself, "hath agreed to accept the sum of twenty aurei fo…

A Horse's Tale

by Mark Twain Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 4.5
Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…

Delia Blanchflower

by Mary Augusta Ward Read by Simon Evers 4
Delia Blanchflower’s father has died, leaving her a considerable inheritance. However, she has become caught up in the militant wing of the …

The Golem

by Rudolf Lothar Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.4
Rabbi Loeb creates a clay man to house a perfect soul that he hopes will not be blighted by human prejudices. The plan does not go as he hop…

Paul: A Herald of the Cross

by Florence Morse Kingsley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is an exciting sequel to the earlier books Titus: A Comrade of the Cross and Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross. It tells the story of the…

Taking the Bastile

by Alexandre Dumas Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Pitou lost his mother when he was small. He was raised by a stern aunt who did not really love him. He starts knowing the world by going to …

The World's Story

by Eva March Tappan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens Read by Richard Reiman 4.7
Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities is a novel that views the eighteenth century French Revolution through the lens of nineteenth century…

Doctor Syn

by Russell Thorndike Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh is the first in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike and inspired a Disney movie call…

The White Peacock

by D. H. Lawrence Read by Simon Evers 4.1
Lawrence’s first novel is set in Nethermere (his name for the real-life Eastwood in Nottinghamshire). The plot is narrated by Cyril Beardsal…

Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross

by Florence Morse Kingsley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is a unique sequel to the book Titus: A Comrade of the Cross written in a very different style, though none the less memorable, full of…

The Coming Wrath

by John K. Reed Read by John K. Reed 4.7
A world lost in time and history. The earth as it was before the world wide flood destroyed the face of the planet almost five thousand year…

The Last Rebel

by Joseph A. Altsheler Read by DavidG 4.4
Arthur West has been taken as a prisoner of war by Colonel Hetherhill of the Confederate States of America, and imprisoned at Fort Defiance,…

Starlight Ranch

by Charles King Read by David Wales 4.7
Starlight Ranch offers a vivid glimpse into the life of the United States Army during the mid to late 19th century through a collection of f…

With Frederick The Great

by G. A. Henty Read by Gary Olman 4.1
Among the great wars of history there are few, if any, instances of so long and successfully sustained a struggle, against enormous odds, as…

The Virginians

by William Makepeace Thackeray Read by Nick Bulka 4.5
It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up…

Conjuror's House

by Stewart Edward White Read by Roger Melin 4
In the northern outreaches of the Canadian wilderness, it was understood that the Hudson Bay Company governed all trading, and one factor na…

For the Term of His Natural Life

by Marcus Clarke Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
For the Term of his Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Li…

Louise de la Valliere

by Alexandre Dumas Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Set against the backdrop of 17th-century France, Louise de la Vallière continues the saga of the legendary Musketeers, weaving a tale…

Anne of Geierstein

by Sir Walter Scott Read by Deon Gines 4.5
Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, sho…

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