Historical Fiction

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (Version 2)

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this …

Robert Surcouf

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Karl May


Robert Surcouf (* 12. Dezember 1773 in Saint-Malo, Frankreich; † 8. Juli 1827 in Saint-Malo) war während der Revolutionskriege franz&ou…

The Guns of Shiloh

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Joseph A. Altsheler


The Northern Army has just be handed a great defeat at Bull Run and is headed back to Washington, DC. How will the North answer this defeat?…

The Swoop!

Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)


P. G. Wodehouse


The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies — "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. I…

Rob Roy

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Sir Walter Scott


Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the…

The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky

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Joseph A. Altsheler


This is the story of Henry Ware, a young boy living in the wilds of the Kentucky frontier of the 1700's. The story follows Henry as he helps…

Through Russian Snows

Read by Gary Olman


G. A. Henty


There are few campaigns that, either in point of the immense scale upon which it was undertaken, the completeness of its failure, or the eno…

Los Tres Mosqueteros

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Alexandre Dumas


¿Es necesario describir los tres mosqueteros? Advierta el lector que serán más bien cuatro..., pero no adelantemos acon…

The Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

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Baroness Emma Orczy


The enigmatic smile of The Laughing Cavalier of Franz Hals' famous painting invites you to wonder just what mischievousness hides behind tha…

Men of Iron

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Howard Pyle


Men of Iron by Howard Pyle is historical fiction that transports us back to the 1400's, a time of knighthood and chivalry. Myles Falworth is…

A Tale of Two Cities (version 4)

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Charles Dickens


A small group of people become embroiled in the tumultuous events of the French Revolution. - Summary by Brad Filippone

Otto of the Silver Hand

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Howard Pyle


The story of little Otto, a gentle, peace-loving child born into the heart of turmoil and strife in the castle of a feuding robber baron in …

Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories

Read by Carolyn Frances


Louisa May Alcott


Here are tales of love and war, modesty and frivolity, laughter and tears. Louisa May Alcott wrote many, many short stories. This collection…

The Lancashire Witches

Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)


William Harrison Ainsworth


The Lancashire Witches is a highly fictionalised account of the activities of the notorious witches Demdike, Chattox and Alice Nutter who, t…

War and Peace Vol. 2 (Dole Translation)

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Leo Tolstoy


I am inclined to rank Count Tolstoy not among the realists or naturalists, but rather as an impressionist. He is often careless about accur…

The Fifth Queen

Read by Elizabeth Klett


Ford Madox Ford


The Fifth Queen trilogy is a series of connected historical novels by English novelist Ford Madox Ford. It consists of three novels, The Fif…

Master and Man

Read by Brooks Jensen


Leo Tolstoy


A land owner, Vasili Andreevich, takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to another town. He wishes to get to the town …

Babbitt

Read by John W. Michaels


Sinclair Lewis


Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises …

Cecilia: Memoirs of an Heiress

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Frances Burney


The plot of Cecilia revolves around the heroine, Cecilia Beverley, whose inheritance from her uncle comes with the stipulation that she find…

The Star of Gettysburg

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Joseph A. Altsheler


The Army of Northern Virginia, still victorious after three hard years of fighting, capitalize on their victories at Fredericksburg and Chan…

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