Historical Fiction audiobooks

Blonde - Abridged

By: Joyce Carol Oates

Narrated by: Jayne Atkinson

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The National Book Award finalist and national bestseller exploring the life and legend of Marilyn MonroeSoon to be a Netflix Film starring Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne NicholsonIn one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker—the child,... Read more

The Gods of Newport - Abridged

By: John Jakes

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht races, tennis matches, and costume balls raged undeclared class warfare, scandalous doings, even madness.

In 1893,... Read more

The Golden One - Abridged

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating. Answering the siren call of Egypt once more, Amelia Peabody and her husband and son, Ramses, arrive at their home in Luxor to learn of a new royal tomb ransacked by thieves. Soon, a more disturbing outrage concerns the archaeologists: the freshly and... Read more

Midsummer Magic - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dear Listener:Midsummer Magic, the first novel in the Magic Trilogy, was published at the end of 1987.Philip Hawksbury, the Earl of Rothermere, obeying his father's dying wish, hies himself to Scotland to offer for one of the daughters of Alexander Kilbracken, the Earl of Ruthven. Frances Kilbracken, informed of the earl's arrival and his... Read more

Die Farben der Frauen (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Natasha Lester

Narrated by: Elke Appelt

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Seit die Frauen Farbe tragen. England, 1918: Obwohl das Tragen roten Lippenstifts noch als skandalös gilt, stellt die junge Leonora in der Apotheke ihres Vaters heimlich Kosmetika her. Als ihr Vater an der Spanischen Grippe stirbt, sucht sie ihr Glück in Amerika und lernt den charmanten Everett kennen - und lieben. Doch um diese Liebe muss sie... Read more

Die Frauen von New York - Glanz der Freiheit - Töchter Amerikas, Band 1 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Ella Carey

Narrated by: Sabina Godec

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Stunde der Frauen. New York, 1942: Immer mehr Männer werden an die Front gerufen, auch die Köche im Valentino's, wo die junge Lily Rose arbeitet. Mit viel Ehrgeiz und großer Leidenschaft setzt Lily nun alles daran, die erste Küchenchefin der Geschichte zu werden. Bei ihrer Suche nach neuen Rezepten in Zeiten der Rationierung verliebt sie... Read more

The Ideal Bride - Abridged

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Clare Higgins

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Michael Anstruther-Wetherby is a man destined for power. Except that Michael, for all his political skill and intelligence, lacks the most important element of success: a wife. So he goes searching for his ideal bride, a gently bred, well-managed young lady. Michael discovers such a paragon, but finds a formidable obstacle in his path, the young... Read more

By King’s Command - Abridged

By: Linda Lea Castle

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A full-cast production based on the novel by award-winning, bestselling author Linda Lea CastleThe year is 1208, a time when most heiresses do their duty. But not Elsbeth of Camley, for she would rather join a holy order than be bartered off and expected to breed well and often. Elsbeth flees to Lambeth Abbey with her dower coin and unwittingly... Read more

Die silberne Burg (Gekürzte Lesung) - Abridged

By: Sabine Weigand

Narrated by: Dana Geissler

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hätte der Medicus eine Frau sein dürfen? Sie ist Ärztin, sie ist Jüdin, und sie ist auf der Flucht vor ihrem brutalen Ehemann: Sara hat viele Geheimnisse, die sie vor den Gauklern verbirgt, mit denen sie 1415 den Rhein entlang zieht. Auch der junge Ritter Ezzo schweigt über den Auftrag der ungarischen Königin, der ihn zu den Gauklern geführt... Read more

The Chrysalis - Abridged

By: Heather Terrell

Narrated by: Timothi Jane Graham

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Haarlem, Holland, seventeenth century: The city’s chief magistrate commissions a family portrait from Dutch master painter Johannes Miereveld. But when the artist sees the magistrate’s daughter, Amalia, an illicit love affair begins, and Miereveld creates a captivating masterpiece, The Chrysalis.

New York, present day: Mara Coyne is one... Read more

Son of a Wanted Man - Abridged

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Dramatization

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

AN AUDIO DRAMATIZATION

An outlaw's legacy...

In a remote corner of Utah lies the secret outlaw kingdom of Ben Curry. For fifteen years Curry has ruled supreme, as his men have pulled jobs from Canada to Mexico. But the king is getting old... he wants to turn his legacy over to someone younger, tougher. Mike Bastian is Ben's adopted son, a... Read more

Zeitenwende - Jahrhundert-Trilogie, Band 3 - Abridged

By: Carmen Korn

Narrated by: Carmen Korn

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Der fulminante Abschluss der Bestseller-Trilogie endlich im Taschenbuch. Henny Unger feiert Geburtstag, siebzig Jahre ist sie geworden. So alt wie das Jahrhundert. Beim Gartenfest an ihrer Seite: die Freundinnen Käthe, Lina und Ida. Doch längst hat sich der Kreis der Gratulanten erweitert. Aus den vier Freundinnen sind Mütter und Großmütter... Read more

Tessa und der Highlander - Abridged

By: May McGoldrick & Jan Coffey

Narrated by: Gemma Virtual Voice

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der Stoff, aus dem die Träume sind — Romantik und Gefühle pur Schon so Iange sie denken kann, lebt Tessa fernab der Zivilisation auf einer winzigen Insel vor der schottischen Küste.Doch eines Tages stört ein Fremder das einsame Idyll: Colin, der Schiffbruch erlitten hat, wird an die Küste der Isle of May gespült. Und er bringt nicht nur Unruhe... Read more

Eres el amor de mi otra vida - Abridged

By: Gilraen Eärfalas

Narrated by: Oferen Valenzuela

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Porque a veces el amor de tu vida no es tu alma gemela. Emilia es una joven odontóloga que está a punto de casarse con su prometido: el famosísimo pintor Daniel Gastón, conocido por sus enigmáticas obras donde siempre retrata a la misma mujer; él asegura a todos —incluso a su prometida—, que su misteriosa musa es solo una creación suya, su alter... Read more

The Last Chance Cafe - Abridged

By: Linda Lael Miller

Narrated by: Nance Williamson

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller—and “the finest in western romance” (RT Book Reviews)—comes a moving and passionate tale of one single mother’s journey to protect her daughters—and her heart.

While fleeing from her ex-husband with her two young daughters, Hallie finds herself trapped in a sudden and violent blizzard with... Read more

Sweet Home Highland Christmas - Abridged

By: May McGoldrick & Jan Coffey

Narrated by: Virtual Voice Anya

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

 RITA AWARD FINALIST    'Tis the season to fall in love!Freya Sutherland is a desperate aunt trying to keep custody of her precocious young niece, Ella, even if it means marrying for security instead of love.Recently retired from the military, Captain Gregory Pennington wants nothing more than to make it home in time for Christmas, but he's... Read more

Cranford - Abridged

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by: Prunella Scales

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. ... Read more

La falsa sirvienta - Abridged

By: Esther Hatch

Narrated by: Ana Viñuela

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lady Patience Kendrick nació para el privilegio y siempre ha vivido una vida de lujos en la que no le ha faltado de nada. Cuando su hermano mayor la acusa de ser frívola y altanera, decide demostrarle que no es así y lo hace de manera drástica: se disfraza de sirvienta para que vea que es tan capaz de trabajar como cualquier otra persona. Acepta... Read more

Gulliver’s Travels - Abridged

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Martin Shaw

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Swift’s scornful satire, written “to vex the world rather than divert it”, takes a caustic look at those most contemporary concerns irrational prejudice, social inequality, ivory tower elitism and the correct way to open a boiled egg. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little... Read more

Far from the Madding Crowd - Abridged

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Martin Shaw

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hardy’s classic ‘pastoral tale’ of wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, the faithful shepherd, the lonely widower and the dashing but faithless soldier. An immediate success when it was first published in 1874, Thomas Hardy’s ‘pastoral tale’ of the wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene, her... Read more

Heart of Darkness - Abridged

By: Joseph Conrad

Narrated by: Joss Ackland

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’ At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way... Read more

Der Frauenchor von Chilbury (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Jennifer Ryan

Narrated by: Andrea Sawatzki, Elena Wilms, Monika Oschek & J...

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

England, 1940: Der Krieg hat die Insel erreicht. Als immer mehr Männer eingezogen werden, beschließt der Pfarrer von Chilbury, den Chor der Gemeinde aufzulösen. Die Frauen des Dorfes sind zutiefst enttäuscht. Was bleibt ihnen im schwierigen Kriegsalltag noch? Doch dann kommt die Musikprofessorin Primrose Trent aus London im Ort unter. Sie ist... Read more

Madame Bovary - Abridged

By: Gustave Flaubert

Narrated by: Claire Bloom

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For daring to peer into the heart of an adulteress and enumerate its contents with profound dispassion, the author of Madame Bovary was tried for "offenses against morality and religion." What shocks us today about Flaubert's devastatingly realized tale of a young woman destroyed by the reckless pursuit of her romantic dreams is its pure... Read more

Der junge Falke - Schwert und Krone, Band 2 (Gekürzte Lesung) - Abridged

By: Sabine Ebert

Narrated by: Gabriele Blum

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Von großen Intrigen, gierigen Herrschern und harten Zeiten Anfang 1147 sorgen Hungersnot und Weltuntergangspropheten in deutschen Landen für Verzweiflung. Unter König Konrad wollen Zehntausende ins Heilige Land, während die östlichen Fürsten planen, mit ihrem "Wendenkreuzzug" slawische Gebiete an Elbe, Havel und Küste zu erobern. Fast alle... Read more