Historical Fiction

Les Misérables - tome 3

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Victor Hugo


C'est un roman historique, social et philosophique dans lequel on retrouve les idéaux du romantisme et ceux de Victor Hugo concernant…

The Great Shadow

Read by Jacquerie


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Set in an English-Scottish border village during the waning days of the Napoleonic era, this adventure story introduces us to Jock Calder, w…

Wulf the Saxon

Read by Peter John Keeble


G. A. Henty


Wulf the Saxon is a classic George Henty tale of nobility, loyalty and courage set in 11th century Britain. It relates the adventures of Wul…

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Volumes 1 & 2

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte." De Conte …

The Cat of Bubastes

Read by David Leeson


G. A. Henty


G.A. Henty’s “tale of ancient Egypt” tells the story of Amuba, prince of the Rebu, who is taken captive when his people are conquered by the…

The Spirit of the Border

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)


Zane Grey


This is an early novel by the phenomenally successful author of frontier, western and sports stories. It deals with historical characters an…

Il Ritratto del Diavolo

Read by Riccardo Fasol


Anton Giulio Barrili


Barrili, in questo romanzo pubblicato nel 1905, prendendo spunto da un episodio narrato da Giorgio Vasari, ci narra la vicenda del pittore S…

The Possessed

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky


Although titled The Possessed in the initial English translation, Dostoyevsky scholars and later translations favour the titles The Devils o…

The Black Arrow

Read by Mark F. Smith


Robert Louis Stevenson


In the unsettled years of England's War of the Roses, where a man stood on the issue of kingship could make his fortune... or end his life. …

War and Peace, Book 04: 1806

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Leo Tolstoy


War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

The Log of a Cowboy

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)


Andy Adams


The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in 1882 along the Great Western …

The Dragon and the Raven: Or The Days of King Alfred

Read by Mike Harris


G. A. Henty


During the reign of King Alfred, Danish forces have invaded the English countryside. Although the English try to repulse these attacks, they…

Das Fräulein von Scuderi

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E. T. A. Hoffmann


Eine Erzählung aus dem Zeitalter Ludwig des Vierzehnten.Eine Mordbande geht um in Paris. Unbekannte Täter lauern reichen Herren au…

Les Mystères de Paris - Tome 1

Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet


Eugène Sue


Monsieur Rodolphe, un ange gardien mystérieux. Il sait se battre comme pas deux et est plus fort que le Maître d'École, …

War and Peace, Book 05: 1806-1807

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Leo Tolstoy


War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

The Watchers

Read by Jacquerie


A. E. W. Mason


A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to …

Red Shadows

Read by Paul Siegel


Robert E. Howard


Red Shadows is the first of a series of stories featuring Howard's puritan avenger, Solomon Kane. Kane tracks his prey over land and sea, en…

The Pathfinder - The Inland Sea

Read by Mark F. Smith


James Fenimore Cooper


Natty Bumppo goes by many names: La Longue Carabine, Hawk Eye, Leatherstocking, and in this tale, The Pathfinder. Guide, scout, hunter, and …

War and Peace, Book 06: 1808-1810

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Leo Tolstoy


War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…

I Will Repay

Read by Annie Kirkpatrick


Baroness Emma Orczy


This is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orczy, it comes (chronologically) third in the series …

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