Historical Fiction
Framley Parsonage
Read by Nick Whitley
Anthony Trollope
Framley Parsonage is the fourth novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire. It was first published in serial …
Anne of Geierstein
Read by Deon Gines
Sir Walter Scott
Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, sho…
Indian Summer
Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
William Dean Howells
In his novel Indian Summer, William Dean Howells presents a mellow but realistic story that has the complete feel of that delightful time of…
Micah Clarke
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This book tells the story of Micah Clarke's adventures. As a boy he follows his rather romantic notions of what it means to be a soldier and…
Aristopia
Read by Ruth Golding
Castello Newton Holford
Aristopia (published 1895) is truly an alternative history. It is an imagination of how the continent of North America might have developed…
The Texan Scouts
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Joseph A. Altsheler
This is a sequel to Texan Star and continues the adventures of young Ned Fulton as he finds himself a part of the struggle for Texans to def…
The Canadians of Old
Read by Bruce Pirie
Philippe Aubert De Gaspé
In his mid-70s, Philippe Aubert de Gaspé took on the project of recording the culture and heritage of French Canada, especially that …
Padre Ignacio
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
Padre Ignacio has been the pastor of California mission Santa Ysabel del Mar for twenty years. In 1855 a stranger rides into the mission bri…
Gabriel and the Hour Book
Read by Laura Victoria
Evaleen Stein
Brother Stephen has the heart of an artist and wishes to leave the abbey to travel and see the world. However, King Louis has decreed that a…
The Doom of London
Read by Lee Smalley
Fred M. White
Here are six stories, each one describing a disaster afflicting London, that were popularly serialized during 1903-1904 in Pearson’s Magazin…
The House with the Green Shutters
Read by lennich
George Douglas Brown
The House with the Green Shutters is a novel by the Scottish writer George Douglas Brown, first published in 1901 by John MacQueen. Set in m…
A Legend of Montrose
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Sir Walter Scott
A Legend of Montrose is one of Sir Walter Scott's Tales of my Landlord. It is set in the tumultuous 17th century during the Earl of Montrose…
The Honor of the Name
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Émile Gaboriau
Monsieur Lecoq is a captivating mystery, historical and love story: Around 11 o'clock, on the evening of Shrove Sunday 18.., close to the ol…
Tradiciones peruanas
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Ricardo Palma
Relatos breves sobre distintos momentos y protagonistas de la Historia de Perú. Obra magna de Ricardo Palma, si bien no puede conside…
The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Henry Fielding
This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph A…
Windsor Castle
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 3 - The History of the Castle. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Ann…
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest
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Charlotte Mary Yonge
Christina is an ordinary girl who lives with her aunt and uncle. Life is normal until one day when her father appears and plans to take Chri…
The Golden Bough
Read by Tony Oliva
George Gibbs
The eyes of the Légionnaire, now grown accustomed to the glow of the light, made sure that the figure had not moved, nor was aware of…
Colonel Chabert
Read by Nicole Lee
Honoré de Balzac
Colonel Chabert is a soldier, who goes missing during the Napoleonic wars, and then returns from the dead, most inconveniently for his wife,…