Historical Fiction

Doctor Syn

by Russell Thorndike Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh is the first in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike and inspired a Disney movie call…

The Amber Treasure

by Richard Denning Read by Richard Denning 4.4
Cerdic is the nephew of a great warrior who died a hero of the Anglo-Saxon country of Deira. Growing up in a quiet village, he dreams of the…

When God Laughs

by Jack London Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.2
This collection of Jack London's short stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, …

Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross

by Florence Morse Kingsley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is a unique sequel to the book Titus: A Comrade of the Cross written in a very different style, though none the less memorable, full of…

A Horse's Tale

by Mark Twain Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 4.5
Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…

Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial.Like most of Dickens' work, the book is used to ca…

Pirate Jack

by Alessandro Cima Read by Alessandro Cima 4.5
Young Jack Spencer sees his father's boat-building business destroyed by a powerful land developer. In desperation, he sets out on a dangero…

Complete Original Short Stories

by Guy de Maupassant Read by Tatiana Chichilla 4.2
Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franc…

Juan Martín el Empecinado

by Benito Pérez Galdós Read by Tux 4.7
"Juan Martín El Empecinado" -continuación de "Cádiz"- es la novena novela de la primera serie de lo…

Finn, Again

by Doug Hundley Read by Doug Hundley 4.8
Still a rascal and a wanderer, Huck Finn, now nearing thirty, narrowly escapes a shotgun wedding, outwits a crafty Treasury Agent bent on co…

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination i…

Last Days of Pompeii

by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culmi…

La Batalla de los Arapiles

by Benito Pérez Galdós Read by Tux 4.7
"La batalla de los Arapiles" -continuación de "Juan Martín El Empecinado"- es la décima y úl…

The White Peacock

by D. H. Lawrence Read by Simon Evers 4.1
Lawrence’s first novel is set in Nethermere (his name for the real-life Eastwood in Nottinghamshire). The plot is narrated by Cyril Beardsal…

Los Miserables

by Victor Hugo Read by Mongope 4.8
Valjean de nuevo es capturado y condenado a trabajos forzados de por vida. Encarcelado en el puerto militar de Toulon rescata a un marinero …

Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The sea has always been, by the mystery of its horizon, the fury of its storms, and the variableness of the atmosphere above it, the foreord…

Starlight Ranch

by Charles King Read by David Wales 4.7
Starlight Ranch offers a vivid glimpse into the life of the United States Army during the mid to late 19th century through a collection of f…

With Frederick The Great

by G. A. Henty Read by Gary Olman 4.1
Among the great wars of history there are few, if any, instances of so long and successfully sustained a struggle, against enormous odds, as…

La Princesse de Clèves

by Madame De La Fayette Read by Isabelle Brasme 4.3
La Princesse de Clèves, de Marie-Madeleine de La Fayette, fut publié anonymement en 1678 et connut un grand succès d&eg…

The Virginians

by William Makepeace Thackeray Read by Nick Bulka 4.5
It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up…

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