Historical Fiction

Das Fräulein von Scuderi

by E. T. A. Hoffmann Read by Hokuspokus 4.6
Eine Erzählung aus dem Zeitalter Ludwig des Vierzehnten.Eine Mordbande geht um in Paris. Unbekannte Täter lauern reichen Herren au…

La Tulipe noire

by Alexandre Dumas Read by Ezwa 4.7
Si ce titre évoque pour vous un roman de cape et d'épée, détrompez-vous. Mais ne vous détournez pas !Ce c…

Chicot the Jester

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.3
This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry…

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald 4.5
Language: EnglishThe Great Gatsby follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the sum…

Old Christmas

by Washington Irving Read by Greg Giordano 4.8
Washington Irving's Old Christmas tells of an American's travels through England during the Christmas season. Through a chance meeting with…

By What Authority?

by Robert Hugh Benson Read by Carol Pelster 4.6
Two wealthy families are neighbors in Elizabethan England; one is staunchly Catholic and the other is devoutly Protestant. The attractive yo…

La Corte de Carlos IV

by Benito Pérez Galdós Read by Tux 4.7
La Corte de Carlos IV es el segundo de la primera serie de los 46 Episodios Nacionales, escritos por Benito Pérez Galdós, que …

Max

by Katherine Cecil Thurston Read by Simon Evers 4.4
On a trans-continental train journey into Paris, Max, a young adventurer determined to make his way as an artist, meets Blake, a well-to-do …

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens Read by Bob Neufeld 4.7
A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 mill…

Eric Brighteyes

by H. Rider Haggard Read by Brett W. Downey 4.4
The Saga of Eric Brighteyes is the title of an epic viking novel by H. Rider Haggard, and concerns the adventures of its eponymous principal…

Hans of Iceland

by Victor Hugo Read by Sonia 4.7
Hans of Iceland was written in 1821 and is the very first novel written by young Victor, years before he became the great Hugo. It has all t…

Fraternity

by John Galsworthy Read by Simon Evers 4.2
A satire of middle-class complacency and artistic aspiration. It is the story of a strange bohemian upper-class love triangle, and of a myst…

A Desert Drama

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by David Wales 4.4
Also published under the title The Tragedy of the Korosko (1898). A group of European tourists are enjoying their trip to Egypt in the year …

Thorstein of the Mere

by William Gershom Collingwood Read by Phil Benson 4.6
A fine adventure set in 10th-century England at a time when everyday life in north was made hazardous by wars and shifting alliances among S…

Elsie's Children

by Martha Finley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In "Elsie's Children," the beloved characters from the "Elsie Dinsmore" series return, now as parents navigating the com…

The Wanderer

by Frances Burney Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is the fourth and final novel by Fanny Burney, the author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. "Who is "Miss Ellis?" Why di…

The World's Story

by Eva March Tappan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…

Fortunata y Jacinta

by Benito Pérez Galdós Read by Epachuko 4.8
"Fortunata y Jacinta" esta considerada la mejor obra de su autor: Benito Pérez Galdós, y junto con "La Regenta&…

Ruth of Boston

by James Otis Read by Laura Caldwell 4.7
James Otis wrote a series of books depicting life in the new colonies, written from a child's point of view. Ruth of Boston is the story of …

Les Mystères de Paris

by Eugène Sue Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet 4.5
Monsieur Rodolphe, un ange gardien mystérieux. Il sait se battre comme pas deux et est plus fort que le Maître d'École, …

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