History

The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time

by John Stevens Cabot Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time offers a comprehensive exploration of Russia's rich and complex history, …

A Jewish State

by Theodor Herzl Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.6
Read in English, this is a pivotal document in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. Herzl designed this work to elevate the discu…

In the Arctic Seas

by Francis Mcclintock Read by Patrick Eaton 4.5
In 1857, Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin, who went missing with his entire crew during his 1845 expedition to discover the…

Captain Cook

by Walter Besant Read by Pamela Nagami 4.6
James Cook (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy was the son of a farm laborer. Apprenticed …

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans

by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation

by Martin Luther Read by Jonathan Lange 5
Early in the course of the Reformation (1520) Martin Luther penned a trilogy of foundational documents addressing the German Nobility, the C…

Condition of the Working-Class in England

by Friedrich Engels Read by Cate Barratt 4.2
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers …

Recollections of Bush Life in Australia

by Henry William Haygarth Read by KirksVoice 4.4
This was written in the mid 1800’s at time when Australia saw an influx of immigration from Europe and when England was sending some prisone…

That Christ Is One

by St. Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril Of Alexandria Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Cyril of Alexandria was the leading voice of Nicene orthodoxy in the Christological controversies between Constantinople (381) and Chalcedon…

Elizabethan Demonology

by Thomas Alfred Spalding Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) 4.6
Elizabethan Demonology: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Gene…

King Alfred of England

by Jacob Abbott Read by Ryan Cherrick 4.6
The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions an…

England and the Hundred Years' War

by Charles William Chadwick Oman Read by Pamela Nagami 4.7
This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English …

History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal…

Quilts, Their Story and How to Make Them

by Marie D. Webster Read by MaryAnn 4.7
Quilts, Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. Webster invites you into the rich tapestry of quilt-making, exploring both its historic…

Minor Works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

The Annals

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…

The Story of Ancient Irish Civilisation

by Patrick Weston Joyce Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This little book has been written and published with the main object of spreading as widely as possible among our people, young and old, a k…

Alexander Hamilton

by Charles A. Conant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …

Army Life in a Black Regiment

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Read by FNH 4.6
These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the …

The History of Genghis Khan

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
This book provides the history of one of the most renowned emperors of all time. The Great Khan. This was a man born Temujin to a clan lea…

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