History

The Science - History of the Universe

by Francis Rolt-Wheeler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The fifth volume is on Biology written by Caroline E. Stackpole. It discusses b…

Minor Works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

South African Memories

by Lady Sarah Wilson Read by SallyMc 4.6
Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson was the aunt of Winston Spencer Churchill. In 1899 she became the first woman war correspondent when she …

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

by Olive Gilbert Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York Stat…

Drugging a Nation

by Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr. Read by Edmund Bloxam 4.5
Drugging a Nation is a journalistic reveal of the extent to which the British Empire was culpable in the dissemination and subsequent near t…

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War

by Frederick A. Talbot Read by William Tomcho 4.1
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War delves into the pioneering era of aerial combat during World War I, exploring the revolutionary impact of a…

The Life of Alfred the Great

by Bishop Of Sherbourne Asser Read by R. S. Steinberg 4.2
The Life of Alfred the Great offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of England's most revered monarchs. Written by Bishop Asser, …

Condition of the Working-Class in England

by Friedrich Engels Read by Cate Barratt 4.2
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers …

The Child's Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson Read by Laura Victoria 4.4
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…

The Journal of Lewis and Clarke

by Meriwether Lewis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…

That Christ Is One

by St. Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril Of Alexandria Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Cyril of Alexandria was the leading voice of Nicene orthodoxy in the Christological controversies between Constantinople (381) and Chalcedon…

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Queen Elizabeth

by Edward Spencer Beesly Read by Brendan Stallard 4.3
Explore the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, in this insightful biography by Edward Spencer Beesly. Delve i…

Elizabethan Demonology

by Thomas Alfred Spalding Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) 4.6
Elizabethan Demonology: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Gene…

Recollections of Bush Life in Australia

by Henry William Haygarth Read by KirksVoice 4.4
This was written in the mid 1800’s at time when Australia saw an influx of immigration from Europe and when England was sending some prisone…

The Experienced English Housekeeper

by Elizabeth Raffald Read by Phil Benson 4.7
'Cut a large old hare in small pieces, and put it in a mug with three blades of mace, a little salt, two large onions, one red herring, six …

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution

by Rev. James Maccaffrey Read by Maria Therese 4.2
This first volume of a two volume set traces the trials and triumphs of the Catholic Church during the period before the reformation up to t…

History of the Christian Church

by Samuel Cheetham Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
History of the Christian Church by Samuel Cheetham offers a concise overview of the Church's development during its formative first six cent…

History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

The Dawn of Canadian History

by Stephen Leacock Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
This book describes Canada from the beginning of existence to its first European discoverers and includes a brief history of the aboriginal …

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