Historical Fiction

Agnes Grey

by Anne Brontë Read by Libby Gohn 4.6
Agnes Grey is a poignant exploration of the struggles faced by a young governess in 19th-century England. Anne Brontë draws from her ow…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

Uncle Bernac

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Cate Barratt 4.5
Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years…

The Randolphs

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.8
The Randolphs continues the journey of the Randolph family, picking up shortly after the events of Household Puzzles. This Christian fiction…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

By Pike and Dyke

by G. A. Henty Read by David Leeson 4.6
It is the 1570's, and the people of the Netherlands live in terror under the cruel dominion of Spain. Though many long to be free of Spanish…

Sanctuary

by Edith Wharton Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.3
Sanctuary is a poignant exploration of love, betrayal, and the quest for personal freedom, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century so…

The Watchers

by A. E. W. Mason Read by Jacquerie 4.4
A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to …

The Mystery of the Ravenspurs

by Fred M. White Read by Roger Melin 4.2
The Ravenspurs have for generations resided quietly in prosperity and comfort at their seaside castle. But the clan is suddenly besieged wit…

Unknown to History

by Charlotte Mary Yonge Read by Tanica 4.8
During the captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots, plots, conspiracies, and intrigue engulfed the country. Catholics were apprehensive of Protest…

The People of the Mist

by H. Rider Haggard Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.5
Penniless Leonard Outram attempts to redress the undeserved loss of his family estates and fiancee by seeking his fortune in Africa. In the …

Saint George for England

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A tale written for children in 1885.It tells of a child of noble birth whose parents have fallen foul of the current royalty. He is placed i…

What's Mine's Mine

by George MacDonald Read by Hannah Mary 4.8
Set in the invigorating wilds of Scotland, clans are crumbling and emigrating as their homeland is bought out from under them. The character…

The Ghost Girl

by Henry Kitchell Webster Read by Kate Follis 4.6
Henry Kitchell Webster is an American author best know for his detective novels. The Ghost Girl opens with a murder mystery. A young woman's…

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

The Golden Calf

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Read by Tara Dow 4.6
A late 19th Century sensation novel following the young life of Ida Palliser as she searches for fortune and love within England's Gentry Cl…

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Read by Cori Samuel 4.6
This book tells the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman who conceives a child while her husband is missing at sea. The Puritan Elders of …

Under Drake's Flag

by G. A. Henty Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
An exciting tale set on the high seas, in a period ruled by exploration, with the ever-present dangers of nature and the weather, together w…

On the Irrawaddy

by G. A. Henty Read by Mike Harris 4.7
With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal--in proportion to the num…

The Efficiency Expert

by Edgar Rice Burroughs Read by Delmar H Dolbier 4.7
Our hero, Jimmy Torrance, Jr., has a hard time finding suitable employment after a brilliant (athletically, at least) college career, despit…

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