Historical Fiction

The Death Disk

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


Mark Twain's "Death Disk" was inspired by the historical account of the execution of Colonel John Poyer of Pembroke, Wales on Apri…

The Train Dogs

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


E. Pauline Johnson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Train Dogs by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 6th, 20…

In Search of Mademoiselle

Read by Tony Oliva


George Gibbs


Preface note by George Gibbs: There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts…

Mr. Wicker's Window (Version 2)

Read by Arthur Piantadosi


Carley Dawson


When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to …

The Cornet of Horse

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


G. A. Henty


Rupert Holiday is forced to flee England after wounding a miscreant in fight, and joins the Duke of Marlborough in his campaigns during the …

The Inheritance

Read by Jim Locke


Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier


"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…

A Deal in Wheat and other Stories of the New and Old West

Read by Don W. Jenkins


Frank Norris


This collection of Frank Norris' stories was published after his death in 1902. These stories range in topic from the machinations of the co…

Ninety-Three

Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt


Victor Hugo


1793. The new revolutionary government of France is laboring mightily to end injustice and bring in an ideal new age of liberty, equality, a…

The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibil…

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


More stories by Canadian Stephen Leacock. Some of these stories carry over characters introduced in Further Foolishness. Some stories are hu…

The Bridal Wreath

Read by Carol Pelster


Sigrid Undset


“The Bridal Wreath” is the first part of the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, for which author Sigrid Undset won the Nobel Prize in literature…

The Able McLaughlins

Read by Warren Kati


Margaret Wilson


The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on th…

El 19 de Marzo y el 2 de Mayo (Version 2)

Read by Alexelmagno


Benito Pérez Galdós


Instalado en Madrid como cajista del Diario, Gabriel escapa los domingos a visitar a Inés en Aranjuez, donde asiste como protagonista…

The Last Galley, Impressions and Tales

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


From the Preface:I HAVE written "Impressions and Tales" upon the title-page of this volume, because I have included within the sam…

De Delftsche Wonderdokter

Read by Anna Simon


A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint


De Delftsche Wonderdokter, geschreven in 1870, is een historische avonturenroman die zich afspeelt in 1595. Het verhaal ontrolt zich tegen d…

Love and a Bottle

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


George Farquhar


This play was produced in 1698 at Drury Lane Theatre. From the bustle of its plot, the variety of its incidents, and the sustained humour of…

The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland

Read by Rita Boutros


Gunnar Gunnarsson


This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremon…

Robert Elsmere

Read by Simon Evers


Mary Augusta Ward


Essentially the book covers the life of Robert Elsmere, a boyishly intellectual clergyman. The first part covers his meeting with and eventu…

The Surgeon's Daughter

Read by Deon Gines


Sir Walter Scott


The Surgeon's Daughter is an historical novel, originally part of the Chronicles of the Canongate stories, later published on its own, in 18…

< 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 >