Historical Fiction
At Agincourt
Read by Mike Harris
G. A. Henty
The story begins in a grim feudal castle in Normandie. The times were troublous, and soon the king compelled Lady Margaret de Villeroy, with…
King Henry IV
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William Shakespeare
King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. …
Cecilia
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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 Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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 …
The Laughing Cavalier
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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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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?…
War and Peace
Read by MaryAnn
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 Young Trailers
Read by Adam E. Maroney
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…
Shoes and Stockings
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…
A Tale of Two Cities
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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
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
Louise de la Valliere
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Alexandre Dumas
After The Three Muskateers and Twenty Years After the adventurous story of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan continues!The Vicomte of Br…