History

Catholic and Anti-Catholic History

by Various Read by Janet Baker 4.5
Catholic and Anti-Catholic History presents a thought-provoking exploration of how historical narratives can be shaped into tools of propaga…

1 Kings

by King James Version Read by Joy Chan 4.7
1 Kings chronicles a pivotal era in the history of Israel, beginning with the twilight of King David's reign and extending through the reign…

The Story of the Greeks

by H. A. Guerber Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
The Story of the Greeks by H. A. Guerber invites listeners into the rich tapestry of Ancient Greek culture through a collection of captivati…

Agricola

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman historian…

How I Filmed the War

by Geoffrey H. Malins Read by R. S. Steinberg 4.8
How I Filmed the War offers a unique perspective on World War I through the eyes of Geoffrey H. Malins, an early cinematographer who documen…

Europe and the Faith

by Hilaire Belloc Read by Ray Clare 4.7
In Europe and the Faith, Hilaire Belloc offers a profound exploration of the intertwined histories of Europe and Christianity. He presents a…

The Great Gold Rush

by William Henry Pope Jarvis Read by Cate Barratt 4.3
Canadian journalist William Jarvis' gently fictionalized work recounts many of the countless fascinating tales of the Klondike Gold Rush in …

Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War…

Commentary on the Gospel of John

by St. Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril Of Alexandria Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Cyril was a scholarly archbishop and a prolific writer. In the early years of his active life in the Church he wrote several exegetical docu…

A Short History of England

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer on many topics. His views of history were always from the standpoint of men and their interac…

Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

by Abraham Lincoln Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria

by Gaston Maspero Read by Sibella Denton 4.7
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

Army Letters from an Officer's Wife

by Frances M. A. Roe Read by Sue Anderson 4.7
"There appeared from the bushes in front of me, and right in the path, two immense gray wolves . . . Rollo saw them and stopped instan…

Famous Men of Greece

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Famous Men of Greece offers a captivating exploration of the lives of notable figures from ancient Greece, bringing history to life through …

Ten Books on Architecture

by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Read by Fredrik Karlsson 4.6
On Architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augus…

1 Maccabees

by Douay-Rheims Version Read by Sam Stinson 4.2
1 Maccabees is an apocryphal/deuterocanonical book written by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, probab…

Early Days Of Old Oregon

by Katharine Berry Judson Read by David Wales 4.4
Twenty-three stories of the history of early Oregon plus an appendix: A Brief Summary Of The History Of The Old Oregon Country From Original…

From the Foundation of the City

by Titus Livius Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Ab urbe condita, is a monumental history of ancient Rome written in the Latin language by Titus Livius(Livy), an ancient Roman historian. Th…

Woman on the American Frontier

by William Worthington Fowler Read by Bridget Gaige 4.2
Many books describe the role of men during American history. However, at the same time, women did much: comforted, fought, helped, raised ch…

The Life of Captain James Cook

by Arthur Octavius Kitson Read by Gnomesb 4.7
“In publishing a popular edition of my work, Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S., it has, of course, been necessary to condense it, but care ha…

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