Historical Fiction
The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House
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William Hurrell Mallock
A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house to discuss their ideas for a utopia (their "New Republ…
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem
Read by Jim Locke
Sutton Griggs
Imperium in Imperio is a historical fiction novel by Sutton Griggs, published in 1899. The novel covers the life of Belton Piedmont, an educ…
I Worked for Lucky Luciano
Read by Michele Fry
Anonymous
A few years after the fall of Chicago’s Al Capone in 1931, Italian born gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano took the throne as the American Maf…
The Danvers Jewels
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Mary Cholmondeley
Colonel Middleton is entrusted by his critically ill military superior, Sir John Danvers, with carrying some valuable family jewels from Ind…
Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
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Wilhelm Meinhold
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
St. Elmo
Read by Jim Locke
Augusta Jane Evans
Written in prose and full of references to religion and mythology, this book tells the love story between St. Elmo and Edna. He is cynical a…
The Blind Brother (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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Homer Greene
A story of repentance and forgiveness set in the times of the the coal mines. Follow a blind boy and his brother determined to get him cure…
The Red Flower
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Henry van Dyke
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Red Flower by Henry van Dyke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 11, 2012.Dr. H…
The Story of Ab
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Stanley Waterloo
This is the story of Ab, a man of the Age of Stone, who lived so long ago that we cannot closely fix the date, and who loved and fought well…
The Australaise
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C. J. Dennis
LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 recordings of The Austra--laise by C.J.Dennis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 13, 2013.…
How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar
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Guy Wetmore Carryl
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar by Guy Wetmore Carryl. This was the Fortnightly Po…
Catherine: A Story
Read by Mark Leder
William Makepeace Thackeray
The wild and raw adventures of Catherine Hayes, who was burned for murder at Tyburn in 1742 - Summary by Mark Leder
Simon Called Peter
Read by Simon Evers
Robert Keable
Peter, a conventional Anglican priest, becomes a padre in northern France during the First World War. He is posted to a hospital on the coas…
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers Vol. 1
Read by Margaret Espaillat
Robert Henry Newell
These are a collection of humorous "letters" written by a fictional character to a relation in the north during the Civil War. The…
The Great Gatsby (Version 5 Dramatic Reading)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a haunting portrait of ambition, love, and illusion in 1920s America. Narrated by Nick Carraway, …
The Lark (Version 2)
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E. Nesbit
"The Lark" has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit's former novels so justly popular, and yet the story is ent…
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth
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Eva March Tappan
Of all the sovereigns who have worn the crown of England, Queen Elizabeth is the most puzzling, the most fascinating, the most blindly prais…
Welcome to Spring
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Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about…
Men of Iron (Version 3)
Read by Annie C.
Howard Pyle
Myles Falworth, son of a wrongfully outlawed lord, grows up amid the rough life of the dark ages. This book tells how he grows from an impul…
The Cliff-Dwellers
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Henry Blake Fuller
Between the former site of old Fort Dearborn and the present site of our newest Board of Trade there lies a restricted yet tumultuous territ…