Historical Fiction
Hooge Troeven
Read by Marcel Coenders
Louis Couperus
Het derde en laatste deel van de koningsromans van Louis Couperus voorgelezen ter gelegenheid van de kroning van Koning Willem-Alexander en …
Marie Antoinette and Her Son
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Luise Mühlbach
Marie Antoinette lives a happy life in a glittering court as Queen of France, but that soon changes as the revolution begins. Her son is Lo…
The Reign of George VI, 1900-1925: A Forecast Written in the Year 1763
Read by DrPGould
Samuel Madden, Charles Oman and Charles William Chadwick Oman
Imagine a world in which there were no major revolutionary upheavals (the American, French and Russian revolutions did not occur), there was…
In Old Plantation Days
Read by Jim Locke
Paul Laurence Dunbar
With this collection of short stories, Dunbar sought to draw on the success of his dialect poems by recreating and portraying the southern p…
In Sight of the Sun
Read by Benjamin Dancer
Benjamin Dancer
The first book in The Father Trilogy: In Sight of the Sun. The old man takes the boy on his first raid into Mexico. The success of the rai…
The Prince and the Pauper (Version 4 - Dramatic Reading)
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Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive …
Longhead: The Story of the First Fire
Read by Nick Bulka
C. H. Robinson
A fictionalized version of the self-discovery of primitive man, including: fire, cooking, defense and protection, architecture, community,…
The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House
Read by Foon
William Hurrell Mallock
A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house to discuss their ideas for a utopia (their "New Republ…
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem
Read by Jim Locke
Sutton Griggs
Imperium in Imperio is a historical fiction novel by Sutton Griggs, published in 1899. The novel covers the life of Belton Piedmont, an educ…
The Head of the House of Coombe
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
While renowned for her beloved children's literature, Frances Hodgson Burnett's talent extended to historical novels. Originally serialized …
La Guerra y la Paz: Primera Parte. Antes de Zilvitt (1805-1807)
Read by Epachuko
Leo Tolstoy
En 1869, tras seis años de arduo trabajo con la colaboración de su esposa Sophia Tolstaya, Tolstoy publicó la versi&oac…
Flemington (version 2)
Read by Elin
Violet Jacob
Archie Flemington, a spy in Government service during the 1745 Jacobite rising, is sent to investigate the suspected rebel James Logie. Desp…
Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
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Wilhelm Meinhold
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
The Red Flower
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Henry van Dyke
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Red Flower by Henry van Dyke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 11, 2012.Dr. H…
St. Elmo
Read by Jim Locke
Augusta Jane Evans
Written in prose and full of references to religion and mythology, this book tells the love story between St. Elmo and Edna. He is cynical a…
At the Gate of Samaria
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
The novel is set in the 1890’s. Clytie Davenant is a headstrong young woman who escapes from the stultifying country life of her family to m…