Historical Fiction

With Fire and Sword

by Henryk Sienkiewicz Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
In 1647, Poland is a land facing complete destruction with fire and sword. It may come from without, as the Tartar hordes swarm over the ste…

Beric the Briton

by G. A. Henty Read by Gary Olman 4.4
My series of stories dealing with the wars of England would be altogether incomplete did it not include the period when the Romans were the …

The Conjure Woman

by Charles Waddell Chesnutt Read by James K. White 4.5
Published in 1899 by Houghton Mifflin, Chesnutt's first book, The Conjure Woman, was a collection of seven short stories, all set in "P…

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…

The Texan Star

by Joseph A. Altsheler Read by Edmonds 4.2
This is the first story in the Texan series by Joseph Altsheler. The Texan Star outlines the great Texan struggle for freedom, following the…

Purgatory

by Tim Dodge Read by Tim Dodge 4.7
Charles Cunningham, a wealthy real estate developer, dies unexpectedly and finds himself in Purgatory, the place between heaven and hell. Th…

La Tulipe noire

by Alexandre Dumas Read by Ezwa 4.7
Si ce titre évoque pour vous un roman de cape et d'épée, détrompez-vous. Mais ne vous détournez pas !Ce c…

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 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 …

Clotel

by William Wells Brown Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter is a novel by William Wells Brown (1814-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist and was published…

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…

The Lion's Skin

by Rafael Sabatini Read by Carol Pelster 4.6
Justin Caryll was an unwilling hero: an unwilling plotter of revenge, an unwilling spy and an unwilling pursuer of the woman he loves. Justi…

Daughter Of The Sun

by Lonnie Ezell Read by Lonnie Ezell 4.1
Since the Sundering, all use of the Breath has been outlawed. The Overlord and his family have destroyed all who could wield that mighty pow…

The Side of the Angels

by Basil King Read by Simon Evers 4.2
The book is set in New England in the early 20th century in an old established community where times are rapidly changing but nonetheless th…

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…

Camille

by Alexandre Dumas, fils Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux camélias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, that was subse…

The Black Moth

by Georgette Heyer Read by Sibella Denton 4.5
The year is 1752. Devil, the Duke of Andover, and highwayman Jack, the Earl of Wyncham are at odds over a country squire's beautiful daughte…

When God Laughs

by Jack London Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.2
This collection of Jack London's short stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, …

Pirate Jack

by Alessandro Cima Read by Alessandro Cima 4.5
Young Jack Spencer sees his father's boat-building business destroyed by a powerful land developer. In desperation, he sets out on a dangero…

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…

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