History
Pastoral Sketches
Read by Beverly Carradine
Beverly Carradine
Beverly Carradine was an itinerant preacher during a golden era known as the holiness movement in America (late 19th, early 20th centuries).…
The Escape of a Princess Pat
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
George Pearson
Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia'sCanadian Light Infantr…
Beacon Lights of History, Vol 8: Great Rulers
Read by KHand
John Lord
Volume 8 of the Beacon Lights of History focuses on the great rulers of the ages. In this work, Lord discusses Alfred the Great, Queen Eliza…
“The Flu”: A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii
Read by Grace Buchanan
A. Mouritz
PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…
Arizona Sketches
Read by Bellona Times
Joseph Munk
An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Lucretia Borgia
Read by Emily Maynard
Ferdinand Gregorovius
According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day. Lucretia Borgia is the most unfortunate woman in modern history. Is this beca…
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
Read by Carol Pelster
Washington Irving
"Astoria" describes the many perilous adventures, discoveries, and disasters experienced by the brave Americans who joined the 181…
Canada's Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - No…
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Two of Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribut…
The Confession of a Child of the Century
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Alfred De Musset
In this autobiographic novel, an aging man reflects on his past. We are witness to the relationships he has along the way, his mistakes, and…
Sixteenth-century Bristol
Read by Elaine Webb
John Latimer
Plague, piracy and payments to members of Parliament! The town of Bristol, England in the Sixteenth Century was a fascinating place, and Joh…
The Democracy of the Constitution, and other Addresses and Essays
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge was a popular American Senator from Massachusetts. He did not only make a name for himself as a politician, but also as an…
U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 1: The Pusan Perimeter
Read by Aaron Bennett
Lynn Montross
It meant little to most Americans on 25 June 1950 to read in their Sunday newspapers that civil strife had broken out in Korea. They could h…
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles F. Horne
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…
The Present Picture of New South Wales
Read by Phil Benson
David Dickinson Mann
Convicted of forgery at the age of 23, David Dickenson Mann narrowly escaped hanging and was transported instead to New South Wales, where h…
Up The Line
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Will Carleton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Up The Line by Will Carleton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7th, 2010.
The Story of Peterloo
Read by Phil Benson
Francis Archibald Bruton
On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the me…
The Confessions of Nat Turner, The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampt…
Read by Joel Kindrick
Thomas R. Gray
This is a detailed description of the massacre that took place on August 21-23, 1831 that became known as Nat Turner's Rebellion. Nat Turner…
Die Gesetzgebung des Lykurgus und Solon
Read by redaer
Friedrich Schiller
Der Charakter eines ganzen Volks ist der treueste Abdruck seiner Gesetze und also auch der sicherste Richter ihres Werths oder Unwerths.(aus…
Canada's Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - No…
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to …
The Political History of France, 1789-1910
Read by Pamela Nagami
Muriel O. Davis
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…