Historical Fiction

The Charing Cross Mystery

by J. S. Fletcher Read by Kirsten Wever 4.2
Here's another intriguing mystery by J. S. Fletcher, centering on why a former high-level police official was murdered, and on whether - and…

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 4.6
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, firs…

The Silver Bullet

by Fergus Hume Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.4
Dr. Jim Herrick and his friend Robin are on a walking tour in the English countryside when they come across a large house where all the ligh…

The House Of The Arrow

by A. E. W. Mason Read by David Wales 4.4
A young English girl is accused in Dijon of murdering her French aunt. Hanaud to the rescue! Inspector Hanaud is a member of the French S&uc…

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…

The Yukon Trail

by William Macleod Raine Read by Delmar H Dolbier 4.5
The Yukon Trail invites listeners into the rugged wilderness of the North, where adventure and survival intertwine. Set against the backdrop…

One of the 28th

by G. A. Henty Read by Mike Harris 4.7
One of the 28th transports listeners to the tumultuous era of the Napoleonic Wars, where valor and romance intertwine amidst the chaos of ba…

The Emperor's Candlesticks

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by Kevin Green 4.6
When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agre…

Quo Vadis

by Henryk Sienkiewicz Read by David Leeson 4.8
Sienkiewicz’s epic novel of ancient Rome finds the Empire at the height of her power and splendor, but struggling with the madness and cruel…

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,…

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…

The Secret Battle

by A.P. Herbert and A. P. Herbert Read by Roger Melin 4.7
Like many soldiers at the beginning of their military careers, Harry Penrose has romantic ideas of climbing the ranks and attaining hero sta…

The Doctor's Wife

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Read by Kirsten Wever 4.1
This is one of the Victorian “Sensationist” Mary Elizabeth Braddon's many novels (best known among them: “Lady Audley’s Secret”). It is extr…

The Wheat Princess

by Jean Webster Read by Celine Major 4.7
Marcia Copley, an American Heiress, comes to Rome. Typically for the period, she may want to attract an aristocrat. He brings the title, she…

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 House of the Dead

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by Expatriate 4.6
The House of the Dead is a novel published in 1861 by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which portrays the life of convicts in a Siberian p…

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 Mayor's Wife

by Anna Katharine Green Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Miss Saunders is out for an adventure. One, which is full of secrets, hints, and half-lies. One, which will require all of her wits. She is …

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…

< 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 >