Historical Fiction audiobooks

Wolfsgrund - Abridged

By: Gerda Stauner

Narrated by: Claus Thomas & Melanie Rainer

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ein einsamer Wolf. Ein verlassenes Dorf. Zwei Menschen am Scheideweg. Der Journalist Melchior Beerbauer steht vor einem Scherbenhaufen. Er ringt mit der Frage, ob er das Geheimnis um seinen unehelichen Sohn lüften soll, denn damit würde er seinen besten Freund verlieren. Zeitgleich beginnt er mit der Recherche über die ungeheuerliche Enteignung... Read more

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Abridged

By: Pocket Classic

Narrated by: Eleanor Willow

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dive into Jane Austen's Classic Romance with the Enchanting Voice of Eleanor Willow! Step into the timeless world of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," brought to life by the captivating narration of Eleanor Willow. Rediscover the charm, wit, and romance of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy's world in this beautifully narrated audiobook. Eleanor... Read more

The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell - Abridged

By: Loraine Despres

Narrated by: Zoe Thomas

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The year is 1920, prohibition is in full swing, women are clamoring for the vote, and a narrow-minded intolerance is on the rise. Life isn't easy for an unmarried woman, not in a little town like Gentry, Louisiana, especially after she's sent to jail for swimming in an indecent bathing costume with a group of suffragettes.It's not as if Belle... 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 this miraculous time slip romance between a modern woman and a literal knight.

Dougless Montgomery has tried everything to achieve the perfect balance between self-sufficient and sexy, independent and agreeable—exactly the kind of girl she thinks a man would want. Still,... 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

Edge of Eternity - Abridged

By: Ken Follett

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy follows the fortunes of five intertwined families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they make their way through the twentieth century. It has been called “potent, engrossing” (Publishers Weekly) and “truly epic” (Huffington Post). USA Today said, “You actually feel like you’re there.”

Edge of ... Read more

A Place Called Freedom - Abridged

By: Ken Follett

Narrated by: Victor Garber

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM begins in the infernal coal mines of the Jamisson family, in the Scottish highlands, where twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh spends most of his waking hours.  Bound to his employer for life, Mack burns with an insatiable desire to escape.  

He finds an unlikely ally in Lizzie Hallim, the beautiful, willful young aristocratic... Read more

Nefer the Silent - Abridged

By: Christian Jacq

Narrated by: Ezra Knight

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

They built a civilization ahead of its time, and dominated the ancient world.
They defined an era of war, love, passion, power, and betrayal.
They were a people of mystery whose secrets have turned to dust -- but who inspire our awe and wonder even to this day....
The ancient Egyptians
They showed us how to live. And how to die.
Christian... Read more

Pompeii - Abridged

By: Robert Harris

Narrated by: Michael Cumpsty

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ancient Rome is the setting for the superb new novel from Robert Harris, author of the number one bestsellers Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel.

Where else to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples. All along the coast, the Roman Empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas. The world’s largest navy... Read more

Dreaming the Eagle - Abridged

By: Manda Scott

Narrated by: Clare Higgins

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dreaming the Eagle is the first part of the gloriously imagined epic trilogy of the life of Boudica.

Boudica means Bringer of Victory (from the early Celtic word “boudeg” ). She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into battle and to stand successfully against the might of Imperial ... Read more

Rote Sonne, schwarzes Land (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Barbara Wood

Narrated by: Tanja Geke

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Was ist die Macht des Clans gegen das Wagnis der Liebe?" 1917: Dr. Grace Treverton erreicht Kenia, das schwarze Land, entschlossen, den Eingeborenen die Segnungen der modernen Medizin zu bringen. Ihr Bruder, Lord Valentine, träumt von der Zukunft dieses britischen Protektorats: ein landwirtschaftliches Imperium, größer als jedes in der alten... Read more

Dark Matter - Abridged

By: Philip Kerr

Narrated by: Byron Jennings

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

I swore not to tell this story while Newton was still alive.

1696, young Christopher Ellis is sent to the Tower of London, but not as a prisoner. Though Ellis is notoriously hotheaded and was caught fighting an illegal duel, he arrives at the Tower as assistant to the renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton. Newton is Warden of the Royal Mint, which... Read more

Late For the Wedding - Abridged

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick returns with a thrilling new venture into romance and mystery, featuring the most unusual, highly compatible--undeniably combustible--pairing of Tobias March and his mesmerizing partner, Lavinia Lake.

An invitation to a country house party at Beaumont Castle provides a perfect solution to Tobias and... Read more

Jennifer Government - Abridged

By: Max Barry

Narrated by: Patrick Frederic

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jennifer Government is Here to Help!

In Max Barry’s twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; The Police and The NRA are publicly-traded security firms; the U.S.... 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

Dreamland - Abridged

By: Kevin Baker

Narrated by: John Rubinstein

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

This is Dreamland, a uniquely fierce and magical tale that delivers both a sweeping chronicle of America at the turn of the century and an intimate, heart-wrenching portrait of the lives of its denizens. Among the thousands of immigrants who arrive in New York harbor is an Eastern European stowaway called Kid Twist, who soon earns his keep as an... Read more

The Secret Supper - Abridged

By: Javier Sierra

Narrated by: Simon Jones

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci's best-known Christian piece The Last Supper.

Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling—and blasphemous—message that he is driven to... Read more

Goebbels' Schatten. Die Naumann-Verschwörung. Ein Tatsachenroman - Abridged

By: Hans-Peter de Lorent

Narrated by: Hans-Peter de Lorent

Length: 20 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Alles beginnt im Führerbunker. Der Krieg ist verloren, die Strippenzieher klammern sich an das letzte Fünkchen Hoffnung. Auch mit dabei: Werner Naumann, von dem Hitler sich unmittelbar vor seinem Selbstmord verabschiedet mit den Worten: »Ich setze auf Sie, dass Sie diesen Bunker verlassen und den nationalsozialistischen Geist nach draußen... Read more

House of the Rising Sun - Abridged

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bestselling author James Lee Burke’s “stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) masterpiece is the story of a father and son separated by war, circumstance, and a race for the Holy Grail—a thrilling entry in the Holland family saga.

After a violent encounter that leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland escapes the... 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

Im Nordwind - Die Nordwind-Saga, Band 1 (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Miriam Georg

Narrated by: Tanja Fornaro

Length: 13 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hamburg in den Jahren 1912-1914. Alice arbeitet auf dem Vergügungsmarkt Hamburger Dom. Voller Hoffnung, einem Leben in Armut zu entkommen, ging sie eine Ehe ein. Doch das Leben mit ihrem Mann ist unerträglich. Das wenige hart verdiente Geld behält er ein, Eifersucht und Jähzorn treiben ihn in die Raserei, ihre Tochter Rosa kann sie kaum... Read more

الغرق - Abridged

By: حمور زيادة

Narrated by: خالد الذهبي

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

تكدس الأهالي أمام العيادة رجالاً ونساءً وأطفالاً. ستعيش هذه الحكاية طويلاً وتمتزج بالونس. "ليلة حنة عبد الحفيظ البدري لُدِغ عبد الرازق". ستتبدل الحكاية وتتغير. تزاوجها تفاصيل متخيلة، وتفارقها حقائق حدثت. في الونس لا يهم ما حدث. إنما يهم أن تكون الحكاية ممتعة حين تُروى Read more

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Paul Scofield & (Null) Cast

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

""How shall we beguile the lazy time,if not with some delight?""

Features a unique cover illustration by Maurice Sendak (Where the WildThings Are), specially commissioned for the Shakespeare on Compact Discseries. An introductory essay by Harvard scholar Harold Bloom accompanies the CD. Read more

Alibi - Abridged

By: Joseph Kanon

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the bestselling author of Los Alamos and The Good German comes Joseph Kanon's riveting tale of love, revenge and murder set in postwar Venice.

Winner of the Hammett Prize

It is 1946, and Adam Miller has come to Venice to visit his widowed mother and try to forget the horrors he has witnessed as a U.S. Army war crimes investigator in... Read more