Historical Fiction

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.5
Set in 1925, this is a novel of the Jazz Age; of ambition, of the careless rich, of wild parties and flappers and bootleg booze; and the eff…

The Daughter of the Commandant

by Alexander Pushkin Read by Kevin W. Davidson 4.6
"The Daughter of the Commandant" (better known as "The Captain's Daughter") is a historical novel by the Russian writer …

At the Point of the Bayonet

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
At the Point of the Bayonet transports listeners to the tumultuous landscape of 19th-century India, where the British Empire's ambitions cla…

Lord Tony's Wife

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Another adventure of the Scarlet pimpernel! As the title suggests, it follows the story of Lord Tony and his wife, Yvonne. It is full of sus…

The Mystery of the Chinese Ring

by Andy Adams Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) 4.5
The Mystery of the Chinese Ring is an exotic adventure story and is set in locations such as Burma and China, with the historical and politi…

The Pawns Count

by E. Phillips Oppenheim Read by Tom Weiss 4.5
"I am for England and England only," John Lutchester, the Englishman, asserted."I am for Japan and Japan only," Nikasti,…

Colonel Quaritch, V.C.

by H. Rider Haggard Read by Esther 4.7
This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adult…

A Horse's Tale

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.7
A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite hors…

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 …

Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Ba…

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…

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…

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 Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow

by Allen French Read by Erin Schellhase 4.4
Rolf, a youth in early Christian Iceland, loses first his father, then his property, and finally his freedom to the schemes of a greedy neig…

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…

A Spinner in the Sun

by Myrtle Reed Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Myrtle Reed may always be depended upon to write a story in which poetry, charm, tenderness and humor are combined into a clever and enterta…

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 …

Marguerite de Valois

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.4
A historical fiction novel set in Paris (1572) during Charles IX's reign and the French Wars of Religion. Marguerite de Valois, daughter of …

The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens Read by Hamlet 4.7
Mr Pickwick, founder of the Pickwick Club, sets out with his three friends, Tupman, Snodgrass, and Winkle, to observe the world. They inten…

Gods of the North

by Robert E. Howard Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is, arguably the earliest chronological story by Robert E. Howard in terms of Conan's life. The brief…

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