Historical Fiction

The Great White Queen

by William Le Queux Read by Tom Weiss 4.4
How to describe this book? In a word – savage. For those regular LibriVox Le Queux mystery listeners, this book is a step in a different dir…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
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,…

The Master of Ballantrae

by Robert Louis Stevenson Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.3
Heir to a noble Scottish house in the mid 18th century, the Master is a charming, clever, and resourceful villain whose daring but ill-advis…

The Ghost

by Arnold Bennett Read by Simon Evers 4.4
The novel opens with Carl Foster, a recently qualified doctor, coming to London to try and make his fortune. He meets a famous tenor, Signor…

Christmas at Thompson Hall

by Anthony Trollope Read by Arnold 4.4
In "Christmas at Thompson Hall," Anthony Trollope invites listeners into a charmingly chaotic holiday gathering where family dynam…

Rilla of Ingleside

by Lucy Maud Montgomery Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Rilla of Ingleside (1921) is the final book in the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, but was the sixth of the eight "…

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…

Under Western Eyes

by Joseph Conrad Read by Expatriate 4.5
Under Western Eyes (1911) is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Geneva, Switzerland, and is vie…

True to the Old Flag

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
True to the Old Flag invites listeners into the tumultuous world of the American War of Independence, told from a unique perspective—the Bri…

The Crimson Cryptogram

by Fergus Hume Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.1
Young Dr Ellis, a struggling new physician, is enjoying a quiet evening smoking and enjoying conversation with his journalist friend Cass, w…

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…

David Elginbrod

by George MacDonald Read by Kenneth R. Morefield 4.4
David Elginbrod is a captivating exploration of Scottish country life, woven through the experiences of its titular character, a humble yet …

Into the Woods

by David Wood Read by David Wood 4.4
Set against the backdrop of colonial America, Into the Woods is the story of pioneer and patriot Jonathan Wood. Straining against the bonds …

Jewish Children

by שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.7
Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about…

The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas

by Bernhard Pick Read by JoeD 4.4
The full title of this book, published in 1909, is The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas. As early as the second centu…

Waverley

by Sir Walter Scott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or…

The House in the Mist

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Crln Yldz Ksr 4.4
It was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open r…

The Hermit of ---- Street

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Laura Victoria 4.2
Delight Hunter spends her days looking out of her window at her handsome but very mysterious and reclusive next door neighbor. She walks st…

The Yellow House

by E. Phillips Oppenheim Read by Sharon Kilmer 4.3
In a tranquil country village, a vicar and his two daughters seek a fresh start, only to find their new neighbor in the enigmatic yellow hou…

Daniel Boone

by Reuben Gold Thwaites Read by William Tomcho 4.5
Daniel Boone was a great hunter, explorer, surveyor, and excellent rifleman; he knew Indians and fought them skillfully. His life was filled…

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