Search Results

Comic History of England

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Bill Nye


Edgar Wilson “Bill” Nye (1850 – 1896) was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist. Jim “jimmowatt” …

The Wars of the Jews

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Flavius Josephus


The Wars of the Jews (or The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem, or as it usually appears in modern English translations, The Jewish Wa…

Women of History

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Anonymous


An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An in…

William the Conqueror

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Jacob Abbott


There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

Introduction to The Philosophy of History

Read by D.E. Wittkower


Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel


The introduction to Hegel's lectures on the philosophy of world history is often used to introduce students to Hegel's philosophy, in part b…

The Heroines of History

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


John S. Jenkins


A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; …

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

Read by Laura Caldwell


Isabella L. Bird


Isabella Bird began travelling while in her early twenties to help alleviate illness that had plagued her since childhood. She was a single …

Our Island Story, Part 2

Read by Kara Shallenberg


Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall


Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…

This Country of Ours, Part 1

Read by Kara Shallenberg


Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall


Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…

Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 1

Read by Timothy Ferguson


Lord Thomas Cochrane


This two volume work is the autobiography of Lord Cochrane, a naval captain of the Napoleonic period. His adventures are seminal to the deve…

The History of the Peloponnesian War

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Thucydides


The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led …

The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt

Read by Bob Neufeld


Theodore Roosevelt


This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for i…

The Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 2

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Flavius Josephus


Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the …

By Ox Team to California - A Narrative of Crossing the Plains in 1860

Read by Sue Anderson


Lavinia Honeyman Porter


Imagine a young, twenty-something woman in 1860, reared “in the indolent life of the ordinary Southern girl” (which means she has never lear…

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 1

Read by Sibella Denton


Gaston Maspero


History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

The Story of the Middle Ages

Read by Kara Shallenberg


Samuel B. Harding


Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entert…

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Volumes 1 & 2

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte." De Conte …

Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen

Read by Sonja


Heinrich Heine


Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen ist ein satirisches Versepos des deutschen Dichters Heinrich Heine (1797–1856). Unzufrieden mit den poli…

The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

Read by Kristen McQuillin


United States Government and Unit


This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America.

The Sound of War - Single Episodes


Old Time Radio Researchers Group


THE SOUND OF WAR The Sound of War is an 18 episode collection. Jay Hickerson's "The Ultimate Guide to all Circulating Shows" stat…

< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >