Historical Fiction
Saxon and Norman
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Amice Macdonell
Edward the Confessor is very weak and will die soon. But with no son to succeed him, who will gain the throne? The common folk and loyal Sax…
The Northern Spy
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J. Thomas Warren
The Northern Spy, written in the 1800s, is a lively story about a Union soldier who infiltrates a Confederate battalion in order to aid in …
Regiment of Women
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Clemence Dane
Set in a small town in Edwardian England, Regiment of Women is about the relationship between two teachers at a private (and elitist) girls'…
Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story
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Louisa May Alcott
Here are 9 engaging short stories from Louisa May Alcott (of Little Women fame), all period pieces, some of them somewhat autobiographical, …
The Indian Corn Planter
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E. Pauline Johnson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 2…
The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw; Or, In the Wake of War
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George Durston
The boy scouts are at it again! The war in Warsaw, Poland was devastating and led to many broken families. When the beloved children of the …
''Mr Rowl''
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D. K. Broster
Raoul des Sablières, a French parole prisoner in England during the Napoleonic Wars, becomes enmeshed in a complicated tangle where h…
The Lie (version 2)
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Sir Walter Raleigh
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of "The Lie" by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the fortnightly poem for the period begin…
The Chimney Corner
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe wrote over 30 books. This one is a fascinating collection of her post Civil War musings on a variety of cultural topics, staged mostly…
Colonel Greatheart
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H. C. Bailey
This is a story of the English Civil War where a witching woman conquerors hearts and marks.
De L'Orme
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George Payne Rainsford James
G.P.R. James was a historian and novelist, who took well-documented historical events and characters and wove stories around minor or imagin…
Muslin
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George Moore and George Logan Moore
Muslin, better known as A Drama In Muslin, is a realistic novel by George Moore. It describes the lives of five Irish girls after their grad…
In Colonial Days
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
A collection of British aristocrats, soldiers, gentlemen and ladies gather at the Province House inn, as the American imperial possessions c…
The Deluge Volume 2
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Henryk Sienkiewicz
The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a th…
Saint Joan: Preface
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George Bernard Shaw
Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. Premiering in 1923, three years after her…
Blackbeard: Buccaneer
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Ralph Delahaye Paine
Blackbeard: Buccaneer tells the story of the infamous Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard. This book is an exciting depictio…
Viviette
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William John Locke
Viviette is a headstrong young girl who is pursued by two brothers: Austin, a headstrong man of the world and a barrister in London, and Dic…
Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand
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Henry Cadwallader Adams
A young man travels to South Africa to find his Mother and sister. He wants to be a clergyman and a farmer when he arrives there. This story…
Uther and Igraine
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Warwick Deeping
This beautifully written book imagines the lives of Igraine and Uther Pendragon before the legend of Arthur began. (Summary by A. Gramour)
Stella Maris
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William John Locke
Stellamaris is a young paralysed girl who is confined to a bed in the Channel House overlooking the English Channel. She is cared for by her…