Historical Fiction
In Search of Mademoiselle
Read by Tony Oliva
George Gibbs
Preface note by George Gibbs: There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts…
The Cornet of Horse
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G. A. Henty
Rupert Holiday is forced to flee England after wounding a miscreant in fight, and joins the Duke of Marlborough in his campaigns during the …
Mr. Wicker's Window (Version 2)
Read by Arthur Piantadosi
Carley Dawson
When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to …
The Bridal Wreath
Read by Carol Pelster
Sigrid Undset
“The Bridal Wreath” is the first part of the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, for which author Sigrid Undset won the Nobel Prize in literature…
The Inheritance
Read by Jim Locke
Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…
The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibil…
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
More stories by Canadian Stephen Leacock. Some of these stories carry over characters introduced in Further Foolishness. Some stories are hu…
A Deal in Wheat and other Stories of the New and Old West
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Frank Norris
This collection of Frank Norris' stories was published after his death in 1902. These stories range in topic from the machinations of the co…
Ninety-Three
Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt
Victor Hugo
1793. The new revolutionary government of France is laboring mightily to end injustice and bring in an ideal new age of liberty, equality, a…
El 19 de Marzo y el 2 de Mayo (Version 2)
Read by Alexelmagno
Benito Pérez Galdós
Instalado en Madrid como cajista del Diario, Gabriel escapa los domingos a visitar a Inés en Aranjuez, donde asiste como protagonista…
The Able McLaughlins
Read by Warren Kati
Margaret Wilson
The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on th…
Robert Elsmere
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Augusta Ward
Essentially the book covers the life of Robert Elsmere, a boyishly intellectual clergyman. The first part covers his meeting with and eventu…
The Last Galley, Impressions and Tales
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
From the Preface:I HAVE written "Impressions and Tales" upon the title-page of this volume, because I have included within the sam…
De Delftsche Wonderdokter
Read by Anna Simon
A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint
De Delftsche Wonderdokter, geschreven in 1870, is een historische avonturenroman die zich afspeelt in 1595. Het verhaal ontrolt zich tegen d…
The Money Moon (version 2)
Read by Simon Evers
John Jeffery Farnol
George Bellew, an American millionaire is in London, where he is jilted by his ladylove. He sets off to travel on an aimless adventure throu…
Love and a Bottle
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George Farquhar
This play was produced in 1698 at Drury Lane Theatre. From the bustle of its plot, the variety of its incidents, and the sustained humour of…
The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
Read by Rita Boutros
Gunnar Gunnarsson
This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremon…
Zaragoza (Version 2)
Read by Alexelmagno
Benito Pérez Galdós
De camino a Francia, adonde es enviado en cadena de presos, Gabriel consigue escapar con algunos compañeros y librarse de su triste d…
The Surgeon's Daughter
Read by Deon Gines
Sir Walter Scott
The Surgeon's Daughter is an historical novel, originally part of the Chronicles of the Canongate stories, later published on its own, in 18…