Historical Fiction audiobooks

Olawu

By: P. J. Leigh

Narrated by: P. J. Leigh

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in a time and place unburdened by the devastation of colonialism, Olawu is a refreshing tale about a brave girl with a bold dream.Olawu is the eldest daughter of Kanakam’s only physician. Her strong will and compassionate nature are a constant source of conflict in her village. In Kanakam there are many rules for girls, and those who break... Read more

The Sam Reilly Collection Volume 4

By: Christopher Cartwright

Narrated by: David Gilmore

Length: 60 hours

Abridged: No

Books 19 to 24 in the Sam Reilly series of Action and Adventure Thrillers!
19. The Labyrinth KeyFifteen years ago, 8-year-old Ethan Jones watched a stranger bury something in the mining ruins of the Rhyolite Desert, Nevada.Even at his young age, he knew what he’d just seen was important.
20. The Obsidian ChamberIn A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted... Read more

A Set of Six (Unabridged)

By: Joseph CONRAD

Narrated by: Mary Downing, Donna Garza, Mary Atwell & Michae...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Each of the stories in this collection is spun from a simple, if typically wry and bleak, idea. In "Gaspar Ruiz", a South American general who has fought in a war of independence tells his guests a long tale about a notorious strong man that explains the origin of his current domestic arrangements. "The Informer" leads the reader into the depths... Read more

In Texas with Davy Crockett (Unabridged)

By: JOHN THOMAS MCINTYRE

Narrated by: Melinda Carter, Conrad Culver, Devon Byrd & And...

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Step back in time to the rugged landscapes of early 19th-century Texas with "In Texas with Davy Crockett" by John Thomas McIntyre, a riveting audiobook that transports listeners to the heart of adventure. McIntyre’s vivid storytelling brings to life the legendary figure of Davy Crockett, known for his bravery, resilience, and unwavering spirit... Read more

By the Marshes of Minas (Unabridged)

By: CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS

Narrated by: Dusty Courtney, Jeffrey Martinez, Michael Reyes...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Plunge into the wild beauty and simmering tensions of colonial Nova Scotia with "By the Marshes of Minas." Sir Charles G.D. Roberts's gripping novel whisks you away to a land where Acadian villages huddle by the bay and the unforgiving wilderness holds whispers of ancient legend. Loyalties are tested as French and English forces clash, and a web... Read more

The Wing of Azrael, Volume 2 (Unabridged)

By: Mona Caird

Narrated by: Lewis Mauch, Kenneth Backer, Pat Bylsma & Bradl...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Mona Caird, a British writer and feminist, criticized in numerous non-fiction writings the state of marriage as it existed in her time. Her novel The Wing of Azrael reflects her criticisms. This is the second volume of three. In volume 2, Viola Sedley is facing a coerced marriage to Philip Dendraith. With the wedding fast approaching, she... Read more

Historical Romance of the American Negro (Unabridged)

By: Charles H. Fowler

Narrated by: Kevin Stanley, Mary Mcintire, Jeff Garcia & Joh...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Step into a bygone era and experience the triumphs and struggles of African Americans through the captivating lens of Beulah Jackson. "Historical Romance of the American Negro" by Charles H. Fowler isn't just a love story; it's a sweeping saga narrated by Beulah herself. Travel with her from the upheaval of post-Civil War America to the fight... Read more

For Love and Life Vol. 1 (Unabridged)

By: MARGARET O. OLIPHANT

Narrated by: Liza Jester, Jeffery Duke, Verlene Spahn & Larr...

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“The device on his shield was a young oak tree pulled up by the roots, with the Spanish word Desdichado, signifying Disinherited.” The novel opens with Mrs. Murray walking with two of her grandchildren along the banks of Loch Arroch in the Scottish border country. They appear to be well-to-do and distinguished, but all is not well within the... Read more

Marie Antoinette and Her Son (Unabridged)

By: Luise Mühlbach

Narrated by: Ted Mandato, Traci Norgaard, Carmelo Johnson & ...

Length: 21 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the opulent world and tragic downfall of Marie Antoinette. This captivating historical fiction by Luise Mühlbach takes you behind the palace walls of Versailles. Witness the love between a queen and her son, Louis Charles, as revolution engulfs France. Can their bond survive the fury of the mob and the desperate fight for... Read more

Zadig or The Book of Fate (Unabridged)

By: author

Narrated by: Billie Kaya, Ray Gomez, Amy Bittner & William G...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"there is no Evil under the Sun, but some Good proceeds from it:" -- this quote from this novel sums it up. One of Voltaire's most celebrated works, Zagig follows the plight of a young man, Zadig, as he embarks on matrimony. This tale is somewhat philosophical, suggesting that no matter how we act, we are confronted by bigotry, injustice and... Read more

Prince and Heretic (Unabridged)

By: Marjorie BOWEN

Narrated by: Emma Jackson, Jeffrey Harless, Barbara Gambill ...

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In a land divided by religious fervor, William of Orange walks a tightrope. Raised Catholic in the court of the iron-fisted King Philip II of Spain, William witnesses the brutal persecution of Protestants. Yet, his own loyalties are tested. Will he bend the knee to a tyrant or become the champion of a fledgling rebellion? Marjorie Bowen's... Read more

The Deluge Volume 2 (Unabridged)

By: Henryk SIENKIEWICZ

Narrated by: Richard Goodlett, Hattie Frisbie, Florence Madd...

Length: 29 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a three-volume series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," having been preceded by With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884) and followed by Fire in the Steppe (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1886). The novel tells a story of... Read more

THE TRIAL OF A NEW SOCIETY (UNABRIDGED)

By: JUSTUS EBERT

Narrated by: MICHEL CHUNG

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1912 textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, mostly immigrants, went on strike in response to a pay cut, speedups, and unsafe working conditions. Representatives from the Industrial Workers of the World came in to help organize the strike. The city declared martial law and a tense standoff went on for weeks. National newspapers provided... Read more

Cloaked

By: Rachel Kovaciny

Narrated by: Sara Hannan

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Rose feels uneasy around Mr. Linden from the moment she meets him on the stagecoach ride to her grandmother's ranch in Wyoming Territory. But he works for her grandmother, so that means he's trustworthy, doesn't it? Everyone else seems to view him as honest and respectable, and Mary Rose wonders if she's overreacting. She tries to ignore... Read more

LIFE OF VISCOUNT PALMERSTON (UNABRIDGED)

By: LLOYD CHARLES SANDERS

Narrated by: EULALIA SHAFFER

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a short life of Henry John Temple , Third Viscount Palmerston, Great Britain's affable, able, and always available Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, and Prime Minister. Sanders writes that by 1841 Palmerston "had raised the prestige of England throughout Europe to a height which it had not occupied since Waterloo. He created Belgium,... Read more

THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER (UNABRIDGED)

By: Sir Walter SCOTT

Narrated by: MOSES JUNG

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Surgeon's Daughter is an historical novel, originally part of the Chronicles of the Canongate stories, later published on its own, in 1827. - Summary by Deon Gines Read more

THE SONNETS OF MICHAEL ANGELO BUONARROTI AND TOMMASO CAMPANELLA (UNABRIDGED)

By: MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

Narrated by: THEA NOBLE

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Michael Angelo and Campanella represent widely sundered, though almost contemporaneous, moments in the evolution of the Italian genius. Michael Angelo was essentially an artist, living in the prime of the Renaissance. Campanella was a philosopher, born when the Counter-Reformation was doing all it could to blight the free thought of the... Read more

The Surgeons Daughter (Unabridged)

By: WALTER SCOTT

Narrated by: Karyn Kent, Manuel Staton, Martha Fierro & Penn...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Dive into a captivating tale of love, betrayal, and adventure in Sir Walter Scott's "The Surgeon's Daughter." Meet Menie Gray, daughter of a kind surgeon, caught in a web of longing. She's torn between two suitors: the ambitious Richard Middlemas and the dependable Adam Hartley. Richard's thirst for fortune lures him to India, but his promises... Read more

Cherry and Violet (Unabridged)

By: Anne Manning

Narrated by: Olin Brisson, Jeffery Ahmad, Elizabeth Garcia &...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A Tale of the Great Plague. 1666 was a difficult year in London. With its sordid materialism and its coarse handling of things most sacred, not merely does Manning see, as an Englishwoman, the grandeur of its struggles, but she sees its best embodiment in the tragedy of an almost perfect life. In her description of the plague (much detail taken... Read more

Framley Parsonage (Unabridged)

By: Anthony TROLLOPE

Narrated by: Ashley Reid, Elaine Teichmann, Tracey Ludwig & ...

Length: 24 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Framley Parsonage is the fourth novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire. It was first published in serial form in the Cornhill Magazine in 1860, then in book form in 1861.The hero of Framley Parsonage, Mark Robarts, is a young vicar, settled in the village of Framley in Barsetshire with his wife and children.... Read more

For God And Gold (Unabridged)

By: Julian CORBETT

Narrated by: Joyce Wildner, Chris Borghoff, Lynda Collins & ...

Length: 13 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a thrilling high seas adventure in Julian Corbett's "For God and Gold." Set sail with courageous explorers driven by a potent mix of piety and plunder. Will their faith guide them through treacherous waters, or will the lure of riches lead them down a dark path? Face storms, fierce natives, and rival treasure hunters in a race to a... Read more

The Castle of Twilight (Unabridged)

By: Margaret Horton Potter

Narrated by: Anna Hyder, George Wu, Jon Johnson & Heather Cr...

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Wistfully I deliver up to you my simple story, knowing that the first suggestion of “historical novel” will bring before you an image of dreary woodenness and unceasing carnage. Yet if you will have the graciousness but to unlock my castle door you will find within only two or three quiet folk who will distress you with no battles nor strange... Read more

Katharine von Bora (Unabridged)

By: ARMIN STEIN

Narrated by: Steven Adkerson, Jerry Phillips, Alejandro Thac...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a fictionalized biography of the wife of the reformer Dr. Martin Luther. In the author's words, he hopes that "people may learn to know the wife of its greatest man,—not by name only, but as her husband's 'helpmeet,' in the truest sense of the word, as a pattern of domestic virtue, and as a pearl among women." Read more

Molly, The Drummer Boy (Unabridged)

By: Harriet Theresa COMSTOCK

Narrated by: Marlene Farnum, Randall Sanchez, Sandra Flahert...

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In the heart of the American Revolution, where the fight for freedom burns bright, lives a young girl with a secret. Molly longs to join the Continental Army, but girls are forbidden from the battlefield. Yet, Molly possesses a hidden talent – a thunderous drumming that stirs the soul. Disguised as a boy, she dares to defy expectations and march... Read more