Historical Fiction audiobooks
The First Man in Rome - Abridged
By: Colleen McCullough
Narrated by: David Ogden Stiers
Length: 6 hours 1 minute
Abridged: Yes
"The First Man in Rome was not the best man: he was the First among other men who were his equals...To be the First Man in Rome was something far better than kingship..."
In the first century B.C. at the height of the Roman Republic, two men set their sights on becoming the First Man - the Roman more respected than any other. Marius, a... Read more
Mountain Laurel - Abridged
By: Jude Deveraux
Narrated by: Judith Light
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Bestselling author Jude Deveraux spins a rollicking story of a mismatched couple who unearth a sparkling, irresistible passion across the rugged West!
Captain Ring Montgomery was handsome, a skilled rider, a crack shot, popular with the men and their ladies. That was reason enough for a jealous, surly colonel to saddle Montgomery with a most... Read more
A Knight in Shining Armor - Abridged
By: Jude Deveraux
Narrated by: Stephanie Zimbalist
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: Yes
New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux will capture your heart with signature classic novel, a time travel romance featuring a present-day heroine and a dashing hero from the sixteenth century!
Abandoned by a cruel fate, lovely Dougless Montgomery lies weeping upon a cold tombstone in an English church. Suddenly, the most extraordinary... Read more
The Last Enchantment - Abridged
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Nicol Williamson
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: Yes
Arthur Pendragon is king! With the great sword Caliburn in his hand and Merlin the enchanter at his side, Arthur comes out of hiding to claim the crown he was born to wear. Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But Merlin, Arthur's protector, sees the glories and horrors that await the new king.... Read more
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The Hollow Hills - Abridged
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Nicol Williamson
Length: 2 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The Hollow Hills recreates the suspense and excitement of an ancient legend— how Merlin the Enchanter, prophet, visionary, and adviser to kings— keeps Arthur, the future king of Britain, safe. Merlin keeps watch over Arthur in remote secrecy, safe from the warring kings and Saxons who plot against his father, King Uther.... Read more
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Vanity Fair
By: William Makepeace Thackeray
Narrated by: Jill Masters
Length: 32 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
"I do not say there is no character as well drawn in Shakespeare [as D'Artagnan]. I do say there is none that I love so wholly."
--Robert Louis Stevenson
"The lasting and universal popularity of The Three Musketeers shows that Dumas, by artlessly expressing his own nature in the persons of his heroes, was responding to that craving for action,... Read more
The King Must Die - Abridged
By: Mary Renault
Narrated by: Michael York
Length: 2 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Set in ancient Greece, a powerful novel about Theseus by Mary Renault.This is the story of the young Theseus: Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, and slayer of the Minotaur. Acclaimed novelist Mary Renault weaves myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny and the countless challenges he... Read more
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Dessa Rose - Abridged
By: Sherley Williams
Narrated by: Ruby Dee
Length: 2 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In 1829, a pregnant woman is condemned to die for a murderous act of rebellion. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, a woman is accused of giving sanctuary to runaway slaves. Dessa Rose is the heartwarming story of an extraordinary friendship between two strong, remarkable women from very different backgrounds, both caught in the shadow of slavery in... Read more
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Les Miserables - Abridged
By: Victor Hugo
Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
Length: 2 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Jean Valjean is one of society's victims. A poor but honest peasant, he is caught stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's starving family and is sent to prison. By the time of his eventual release, he has become a hardened criminal, but his friendship with the saintly Monseigneur Bienvenu gives him another chance at life. This new,... Read more
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The Seventh Secret - Abridged
By: Irving Wallace
Narrated by: Paul Scofield
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A Russian museum curator acquires a painting of a public building that includes a modification completed in 1952. The artist: Adolf Hitler. A prominent historian is mysteriously killed while in the final stages of research for his latest book— a biography of the fü hrer. An American architect preparing a book on... Read more
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Destroyed Solemnly
By: Meisen Zhou
Narrated by: Lang Chuan
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
In the autumn of 1919, Xinghua Coal Mining Co., Ltd. began large-scale mining of the Liujiawa coalfield in the Yellow River paleo-channel basin, causing mining-induced earthquakes and ground subsidence. Initially, about a dozen or so acres of land collapsed, rendering some areas uncultivable. Villagers brought their grievances to the company,... Read more
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The Return of the Native
By: Thomas Hardy
Narrated by: Jill Masters
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
This fine novel sets in opposition two of Thomas Hardy’s most unforgettable creations: his heroine, the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye, and the solemn, majestic stretch of upland in Dorsetshire he called Egdon Heath. The famous opening reveals the haunting power of that dark, forbidding moor where proud Eustacia fervently awaits a... Read more
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The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Buck, a huge four-year-old Scottish Shepherd-Saint Bernard cross-breed, lived a life of ease at Judge Miller's Santa Clara Valley estate. This is the story of Buck and how he was thrust into the life of a sled-dog in the savage Klondike during the Gold Rush, and how he ran with the wolves. Jack London, born in San Francisco on January 12,... Read more
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Die Herren von Greifenklau - Karl Mays Gesammelte Werke, Band 59 (Ungekürzt)
By: Karl May
Narrated by: Heiko Grauel
Length: 12 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
In diesem abschließenden Band der Romanreihe um die Schicksale der Familie Greifenklau steigert sich die Handlung zu einem großen Höhepunkt und drängt ihrer endgültigen Entscheidung entgegen. In rascher Folge gleitet das Geschehen vor dem Hintergrund des Deutsch-Französischen Kriegs nach Paris, nach Algier, nach Berlin und schließlich vor die... Read more
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Der Weg nach Waterloo - Karl Mays Gesammelte Werke, Band 56 (Ungekürzt)
By: Karl May
Narrated by: Heiko Grauel
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
"Die Liebe des Ulanen" war der Titel von Karl Mays zweitem Fortsetzungsroman für den Dresdner Verlag von H. G. Münchmeyer, den er zwischen 1883 und 1885 verfasste. Im vorliegenden ersten Band des vierteiligen Romans geht es um die weitverzweigten Schicksale der Familie von Greifenklau. Die Geschichte der napoleonischen Zeit bildet den fesselnden... Read more
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Das Geheimnis des Marabut - Karl Mays Gesammelte Werke, Band 57 (Ungekürzt)
By: Karl May
Narrated by: Heiko Grauel
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
In diesem zweiten Band des Romans um die Familie Greifenklau verlässt Karl May für einige Zeit den Boden der geschichtlichen Tatsachen und wechselt ins Reich der Fantasie hinüber. In Algerien beginnt ein neuer bunter, abenteuerlicher Handlungsstrang, der mit dunklen Geschehnissen in der Vergangenheit der Greifenklaus verknüpft ist. Der... Read more
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Der Spion von Ortry - Karl Mays Gesammelte Werke, Band 58 (Ungekürzt)
By: Karl May
Narrated by: Heiko Grauel
Length: 14 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Im dunkelsten Paris spielt ein Teil dieses Bandes, dessen Geschehnisse zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland hin und her pendeln und nunmehr auch die zweite und dritte Generation der Greifenklaus erfassen. Wieder geht einer aus der schwer geprüften Familie seinen einsamen Weg, den ihm alter Hass und neue Intrigen zu verlegen suchen. Aber langsam... Read more
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