Historical Fiction

The Cloister and the Hearth (version 2)

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Charles Reade


Set in the 15th century, the Cloister and the Hearth is a story Gerald Eliassoen, a young scribe and illuminator, who travels through seven …

A Freira no Subterrâneo

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Anonymoustranslated Bycamilo Castelo Branco


História da freira Bárbara Ubryk, emparedada num subterrâneo de um convento carmelita em Cracóvia, traduzida por …

Lord Montagu's Page

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George Payne Rainsford James


A young man is crossing the English Channel bound for France. It is obviously not his first such trip, but who is he and what is his errand?…

Peter und Alexej

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Dmitry Merezhkovsky


Historischer Roman über den russischen Zaren Peter I. Mit großer Authentizität schildert der Autor den Reformprozess, der un…

Gaspar Ruiz

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Joseph Conrad


This story takes place during the wars of South American independence against Spanish rule. Gaspar Ruiz, a former Spanish soldier thrust int…

G.T.T., or The Wonderful Adventures of a Pullman

Read by John Greenman


Edward Everett Hale


More than a generation ago, a common joke when an insolvent debtor or any other loafer who had changed his home, wished to leave warning beh…

The Primitive

Read by Jim Locke


Chester Himes


A nerve-twisting novel of passion and destruction (Summary by a literary critic)

The Lady of Blossholme

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H. Rider Haggard


The Lady of Blossholme is an exciting tale, set in 16th Century England, and featuring such historical figures as Cromwell and King Henry VI…

Hoe hij raad van Indië werd

Read by Marcel Coenders


Paul Adriaan Daum


Dit boek beschrijft de loopbaan van een middelmatig ambtenaar, die dankzij de invloed en intriges van zijn twee echtgenotes de hoogste funct…

For The Freedom Of The Seas

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Ralph Henry Barbour


It is the dawning of World War One and Nelson Troy is young and enthusiastic. Although America is not yet involved in the war effort he drea…

The Fortune of the Rougons, Book One of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2)

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Émile Zola


The first book in the 20-novel Rougon-Macquart Cycle. A monument of French naturalism. The sprawling tale of a family in Provence, during …

Moonraker

Read by Anne Erickson


F. Tennyson Jesse


Young Jackie runs away to sea and before long his ship is captured by pirates. Now sailing with the Moonraker and its captain, Jacky reaches…

Jack Sheppard: A Romance

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William Harrison Ainsworth


The fictionalized exploits of the very real English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. Published in 1839, this Newgate novel outsold its rival, Dickens'…

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