History
Bible (KJV) NT 05: Acts
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
King James Version
Acts tells the story of the Apostolic Age of the Early Christian church, with particular emphasis on the ministry of the Twelve Apostles and…
History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles Austin Beard
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…
History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 2
Read by Sibella Denton
Gaston Maspero
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2)
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
James Baldwin
Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy,…
The Story of the Pony Express
Read by Roger Melin
Glenn D. Bradley
The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…
The Byzantine Empire
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles William Chadwick Oman
Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Richard I
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Jacob Abbott
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…
The Constitution of Athens
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
The Constitution of Athens (Greek: Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία) was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the lat…
The Gettysburg Address
Read by Shurtagal
Abraham Lincoln
It was a cloudy November day in 1863 when thousands gathered to hear renowned orator Edward Everett dedicate a national cemetery at the site…
Bible (KJV) 08: Ruth
Read by TriciaG
King James Version
This short Old Testament book tells the story of Naomi and Ruth, Naomi's daughter-in-law and great-grandmother of King David. (Summary by Tr…
Troilus and Criseyde
Read by Kevin Johnson
Geoffrey Chaucer
Troilus and Criseyde is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set …
Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the Year
Read by Maria Therese
Alban Butler
Compiled from the much larger 12 book set of "Butler's Lives of the Saints", this volume contains short biographies of the Saints,…
The Economic Consequences of the Peace
Read by Graham McMillan
John Maynard Keynes
The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) was a best seller throughout the world, published by John Maynard Keynes. Keynes attended the …
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 01
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
The Book of Hallowe'en
Read by Sibella Denton
Ruth Edna Kelley
This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…
Magna Carta
Read by Jim Mowatt
Unknown
The original document is in Latin so this can only be a fairly rough approximation of the actual content. The text used is the first version…
History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 3
Read by Sibella Denton
Gaston Maspero
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern Egyptology. This work, in t…
How I Found Livingstone
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Henry Morton Stanley
Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying "Dr Livingstone, i Presume?". Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United…
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner
Read by Sue Anderson
George-Günther Von Forstner
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U…