History

Alexander Hamilton

by Charles A. Conant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …

Richard II

by Jacob Abbott Read by Cate Barratt 4.5
Richard II offers a detailed exploration of the life and reign of one of England's most enigmatic monarchs. Born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France…

King Alfred of England

by Jacob Abbott Read by Ryan Cherrick 4.6
The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions an…

New Discoveries at Jamestown

by John L. Cotter Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
Chances are, you are reading this because you are aware that Jamestown, Virginia, celebrated its 400th birthday in 2007. It was the first &q…

A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aureli…

by John Bagnell Bury Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius offers a comprehensive exploration of the Roman Empire's e…

The Story of the Pony Express

by Glenn D. Bradley Read by Roger Melin 4.1
The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…

The History of Genghis Khan

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
This book provides the history of one of the most renowned emperors of all time. The Great Khan. This was a man born Temujin to a clan lea…

Two Years in the Forbidden City

by Princess Der Ling Yu Read by Jc Guan 4.7
THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu Wh…

My Southern Home

by William Wells Brown Read by James K. White 4.7
William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave; his father was a white man who never ack…

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine Read by Phil Chenevert 4.7
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for indepen…

The Fall River Tragedy

by Edwin H. Porter Read by Lynne T 4.5
The story of how Lizzie Borden supposedly murdered her parents has passed into American folklore, partly thanks to the albeit inaccurate pla…

The Art of War

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by Clive Catterall 4.8
The Art of War (1521) is the only book published by Niccolo Machiavelli during his lifetime, and he saw it as one of his finest achievements…

The Story of Napoleon

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Read by Patrick Saville 4.4
This book gives an exciting account of Napoleon's rise to power. It opens with his humble beginning on the island of Corsica and ultimately …

History of the Thirty Years War

by Friedrich Schiller Read by Alan Winterrowd 4.2
The History of the Thirty Years War is a five volume work, which followed his very successful History of the Revolt of the Netherlands. Writ…

The Awakening of Europe

by M. B. Synge Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge invites listeners on a journey through a transformative period in European history, spanning from 152…

A Jewish State

by Theodor Herzl Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.6
Read in English, this is a pivotal document in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. Herzl designed this work to elevate the discu…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans

by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

The Science - History of the Universe

by Francis Rolt-Wheeler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Science - History of the Universe offers a comprehensive exploration of astronomy, tracing the evolution of human understanding of the c…

On the Shores of the Great Sea

by M. B. Synge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham…

Short Account of the History of Mathematics

by W. W. Rouse Ball Read by Paul E J King 4.5
Short Account of the History of Mathematics offers a concise exploration of the evolution of mathematical thought from ancient civilizations…

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