History

The Lives of the Queens of England

by Agnes Strickland Read by Ann Boulais 4.3
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various met…

Dress Design

by Talbot Hughes Read by Libby Gohn 4.4
Dress Design by Talbot Hughes offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of fashion in Western Europe, tracing its development from…

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Alexander the Great

by Jacob Abbott Read by Lizzie Driver 3.9
Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, h…

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a…

History of the Britons

by Nennius Read by BUAES 4
One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, …

The Diary of a Dead Officer

by Arthur Graeme West Read by Ruth Golding 3.7
Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
"This is one of the most remarkable volumes of the century. Its publication has only been made possible by a combination of circumstanc…

Hero Tales from American History

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The purpose of this book "is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die…

Insurgent Mexico

by John Reed Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pa…

The Child's Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…

The Journal of Lewis and Clarke

by Meriwether Lewis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…

The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty

by Sir John Barrow Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The mutiny on the Bounty occurred aboard a British Royal Navy ship on 28 April 1789. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the co…

What Prohibition Has Done to America

by Fabian Franklin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

War

by Pierre Loti Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Pierre Loti [Julien Viaud] (1850-1923) was a French naval officer and novelist. The present book is one of his few works of non-fiction, a s…

The Republic

by Plato Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and pol…

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels o…

by Rustichello Da Pisa Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
"Books of the Marvels of the World" or "Description of the World" (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed "Il Milion…

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