Historical Fiction
When London Burned
Read by Keith Salis
G. A. Henty
Follow the exciting beginnings of the career of Sir Cyril Shenstone. Orphaned at the death of his father, Sir Aubrey Shenstone, Cyril begins…
The Castle of Twilight
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Margaret Horton Potter
"Wistfully I deliver up to you my simple story, knowing that the first suggestion of “historical novel” will bring before you an image …
A Study in Shadows
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
Among the mixture of people spending the summer in a pension (boarding house) in Geneva are Felicia, a 20-year-old, and Katherine (30) who b…
A Man from the North
Read by Simon Evers
Arnold Bennett
Richard Larch, a young man from the north of England, arrives in London to seek his fortune. By day he works as a clerk in an office but has…
Helen of the Old House
Read by Bob R
Harold Bell Wright
Helen is not the main character; it is the mill, in this small town in the first half of the 20th century. This is a story of labor strife, …
The Chouans (version 2)
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
“The Chouans” (1829) was the first novel published under Balzac’s own name (rather than a pen-name). It became the first book in the great w…
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward Part 4, To California and Return
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Artemus Ward
Charles Farrar Browne, a native of Maine, became famous as a writer and lecturer under the name of Artemus Ward. Like his friend Mark Twain,…
Consuelo
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George Sand
This roman à clef follows the musical adventures of Consuelo, a gifted singer under the tutelage of the composer Nicola Porpora. Afte…
Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Wit…
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John Kendrick Bangs
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
Gudrun
Read by Steven Fellows
Ferdinand Schmidt
The charming story of “Gudrun” is a romance of the old heroic period, written by some unknown poet of Austria or Bavaria in the thirteenth c…
Prince and Heretic
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Marjorie Bowen
This novel is centered on the Dutch House of Orange, and begins with its prince, William. It is set in the time of the Holy Inquisition, whe…
Katharine von Bora: Dr. Martin Luther's Wife
Read by Dory
Armin Stein
This is a fictionalized biography of the wife of the reformer Dr. Martin Luther. In the author's words, he hopes that "people may learn…
Oil!
Read by Bob R
Upton Sinclair
The two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely based on a …
Alice of Old Vincennes
Read by Celine Major
Maurice Thompson
This entertaining book of adventure, love and war was a Bestseller in 1900 and 1901. The heroine Alice Roussillon is a brave young woman who…
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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William Harrison Ainsworth
A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradu…
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 …
Idols
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
The novel centres around four people: Gerard and Irene Merriam, their inseparable friend Hugh Colman who once saved Gerard’s life, and Minna…
Agincourt: A Romance
Read by Lynne T
George Payne Rainsford James
The Battle of Agincourt provided a surprise English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place in 1415 and brought a turning point in …
Arabella Stuart
Read by Lynne T
George Payne Rainsford James
Lady Arabella Stuart was an English noblewoman at the beginning of the seventeenth century. At one time considered to be a possible successo…
Peveril of the Peak
Read by Deon Gines
Sir Walter Scott
Peveril is one of Scott's Waverley novels series. It is a historical novel set in 1678 in England, and tells a story of the Popish Plot. P…