History

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
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…

The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

by M. M. Pattison Muir Read by Peter Yearsley 4.6
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry invites listeners on an enlightening exploration of the evolution of chemistry, tracing…

The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh

by E. A. Wallis Budge Read by Kazbek 4.6
A short monograph devoted to the Babylonian flood myth and the Epic of Gilgamesh (Standard Babylonian version), dating from the 7th century …

Farthest North

by Fridtjof Nansen Read by Sharon Riskedahl 4.7
Farthest North chronicles the remarkable journey of Fridtjof Nansen and his crew aboard the ship Fram, as they venture into the uncharted Ar…

The Anti-Federalist Papers

by Patrick Henry Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all a…

Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail

by Ezra Meeker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail is a vivid memoir that transports listeners to the early 19th century, chronicling the experiences of Ezra …

The Westminster Confession of Faith

by Westminster Assembly Read by rebread 4.6
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a foundational document of Reformed theology, crafted by the Westminster Assembly in 1646. This confe…

The Enchiridion

by Epictetus Read by John Pederson 4.8
The Enchiridion (also translated as “Handbook” or “Manual”) of Epictetus is a short collection of Stoic precepts compiled by Arrian, a stude…

Crime Classics

Read by Thomas Hyland 4.6
Crime Classics came to CBS on September 30, 1953, and was a captivating series of true crime stories. The show introduced itself succinctly:…

The First Battle of Bull Run

by Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was one of the senior commanders of Southern forces during the Civil War. It was he who initiated …

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century

by Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné Read by Christopher Smith 4.9
The History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, by Jean-Henri Merle d’Aubigné, is a classic work on the great events that re…

A Thousand Miles up the Nile

by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards Read by Sibella Denton 4.8
Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical, egyptological, and cultural study in in 1877, and it became an immediate best-seller, reprinted in …

The French Revolution

by Hilaire Belloc Read by Ray Clare 4.5
“It is, for that matter, self-evident that if one community decides in one fashion, another, also sovereign, in the opposite fashion, both c…

The History of Standard Oil

by Ida M. Tarbell Read by Tom Weiss 4.7
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Com…

The Story of Abraham Lincoln

by Mary Agnes Hamilton Read by John Lieder 4.5
In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glow…

A Short History of England

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer on many topics. His views of history were always from the standpoint of men and their interac…

Europe In The Middle Ages

by Ierne Lifford Plunket Read by Steven Seitel 4.6
Though sometimes called the "Dark Ages", the period of Middle Ages is far from dull or uninteresting. In this book I. L. Plunket m…

Fifty Years in Chains

by Charles Ball Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Fifty Years in Chains is a powerful memoir that recounts the harrowing experiences of Charles Ball, an American slave born in 1780. Through …

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine Read by Bob Neufeld 4.8
Thomas Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution because of Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph pamphlet…

Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages

by Paul Lacroix and Jean De La Lacroix Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on …

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