Historical Fiction
Havelok the Dane
Read by Tony Foster
Charles Watts Whistler
Troy, Athens, Rome... each has its founding legend. So too does the Lincolnshire town of Grimsby, once the largest fishing port in the world…
The Patrician
Read by Simon Evers
John Galsworthy
The book revolves around the story of two love affairs. Miltoun (an aspiring politician) proposes to Mrs Audrey Noel, only to find that she …
Phineas Redux
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Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn is the fourth in Trollope's series of six Palliser novels. At the end of Phineas Finn, the second novel in the series, Phineas…
Barnaby Rudge
Read by Debra Lynn
Charles Dickens
A wayside tavern where the local men drink and gossip; an unsolved, twenty year old murder at a nearby mansion; a very talkative black raven…
Notwithstanding
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Cholmondeley
The book starts with Annette Georges choosing between two fates: suicide and running away with a disreputable stranger. She is rescued by a …
On the Eve
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Ivan Turgenev
On the Eve appeared in 1860, two years before Fathers and Sons, Turgenev's most famous novel. It is set in the prior decade (by the end of t…
Diana Tempest
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Cholmondeley
Colonel Tempest, his wastrel son Archie and beautiful daughter Diana (Di) are dismayed when they are cut out of the will of old Mr Tempest, …
The Texan Star
Read by Edmonds
Joseph A. Altsheler
This is the first story in the Texan series by Joseph Altsheler. The Texan Star outlines the great Texan struggle for freedom, following the…
La Campaña del Maestrazgo
Read by Tux
Benito Pérez Galdós
Quinta novela de la tercera serie de los Episodios Nacionales. Primera Guerra Carlista. El general Ramón Cabrera participa en La Camp…
The Three Musketeers
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
The d'Artagnan Romances are six volumes that intertwine exciting events (real and fictionalized) from 17th-century Europe and the life of th…
The Hall in the Grove
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
Fearing that her son, Robert, will grow too intellectual to relate to his parents, Mrs. Fenton starts a "Chautauqua Literary & Scie…
Waverley
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Sir Walter Scott
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or…
A Horse's Tale
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Mark Twain
Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…
Los Miserables
Read by Mongope
Victor Hugo
Juan Valjean rescata a Mario gravemente herido y lo lleva a casa de su abuelo. Le perdona la vida a Javert, quien le confiesa que lo ha esta…
Egri csillagok
Read by Diana Majlinger
Géza Gárdonyi
Az Egri csillagok mára már igazi klasszikussá vált Magyarországon. A történet a 16. szá…
To Have And To Hold
Read by Tom Weiss
Mary Johnston
When I first started reading this book, I thought it to be a historical romance novel. As I read further, I pondered whether it might be a s…
The Thread of Flame
Read by Simon Evers
Basil King
Edward wakes up on board a ship crossing the Atlantic, on his return from the Great War – however, he finds that his memory of who he is and…
Short Stories
Read by John Van Stan
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
This is a collection of short stories written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Dostoevsky), who is arguably better-known for his lengthy, contemplativ…
The Amber Treasure
Read by Richard Denning
Richard Denning
Cerdic is the nephew of a great warrior who died a hero of the Anglo-Saxon country of Deira. Growing up in a quiet village, he dreams of the…
The World’s Story
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Eva March Tappan
This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…