Historical Fiction audiobooks

A Marrying Man

By: G.B Stern

Narrated by: Sybex Books

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In "A Marrying Man," G.B. Stern introduces readers to a world of complex emotions, family dynamics, and the pursuit of happiness. At the center of the story is a man whose life is shaped by his relationships and his choices in love and marriage. Through a captivating narrative, G.B. Stern delves into the intricacies of human connections,... Read more

Lily's Choice

By: May Ellis

Narrated by: Willow Nash

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The BRAND NEW emotional historical read from BESTSELLER May Ellis, based on real life eventsLiving in South London, Lily has always longed for a better life for her family. And when she secures a job at a City law firm, her dreams look like they may finally come true.But Lily’s hopes are shattered when her teenage daughter Beverley falls... Read more

A Scot for Halloween

By: Cynthia Luhrs

Narrated by: Kate Parker

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The scent of saltwater and rum lingered in the air as Mary realized her quiet beach walk had somehow crossed paths with the 18th century.Mary Snow never expected her quiet morning walk to lead to an adventure straight out of legend.But when she stumbles over a rugged Scottish pirate washed up on the beach, claiming to have traveled through time,... Read more

おれの女房

By: 山本周五郎

Narrated by: 七味春五郎

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

おれの女房　主題歌■男性vocalhttps://youtu.be/z4sMk5fGrzI
■女性vocalhttps://youtu.be/NWjEOPVF1aE

■あらすじ　狩野派の麒麟児といわれた又五郎は、狩野派を飛び出しーー伸び悩んでいた。描く絵描く絵が気に入らない。評価は下がり続け、世間にそっぽをむかれながらも、なんとか新しい工夫をこころみるが、女房のお石はガミガミパリパリのし通しで……
　若い絵師とその妻をとりまく下町の人々の生活を活写した、山本周五郎の感動短編です。

■登場人物紹介平野又五郎……狩野派の絵師。旗本の三男。お　石　　……又五郎の女房。長く続く貧乏に耐え切れず出奔する。狩野　信近……狩野派の長老。又五郎の師。島田敬之助……小旗本の子。又五郎の友人。松屋　貞造……反物商... Read more

墨丸

By: 山本周五郎

Narrated by: 七味春五郎

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

■日本婦道記の名作１９４５年(昭和２０年)８・９月　『婦人倶楽部』　運命に翻弄されるが、清らかな心と誠実を貫き、静かに自らの人生を受け入れるお石の姿を描いた物語。愛と自己犠牲の美しさが感動を呼ぶ、山本周五郎の名作。
　平之丞は、父親の友人であるお石の両親が亡くなったことで、お石を妹のように面倒を見ることになる。お石は見た目がみすぼらしく、肌が黒いため、平之丞やその友人たちから「墨丸」というあだ名をつけられる。　年を経て、お石は美しい女性に成長するが——

■登場人物お石……鈴木家で養われ、墨丸の仇名をつけられる。平之丞に結婚を申し込まれるが、断り家を出る。鈴木平之丞……惣兵衛の子。松井六弥……平之丞の友人。鈴木惣兵衛……吟味役。平之丞の父。榁尚伯……和学者。お石の師匠。樋口藤九郎……平之丞の... Read more

Saga rodu z Lipowej: Pakiet 3

By: Marian Piotr Rawinis

Narrated by: Joanna Domańska

Length: 40 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Kontynuacja losów wielopokoleniowej rodziny rycerskiej w czasach Jagiellonów. Kobiecym przedstawicielkom rodziny chyba nie dane jest zaznać szczęścia małżeńskiego. Świeżo po ślubie ciężarna Matylda zapada na ciężką chorobę. Pojawia się podejrzenie, że została otruta. Z kolei Dorota musi przełykać gorycz mężowskiej zdrady już od... nocy... Read more

The Duke’s Daring Bride

By: Caroline Lee

Narrated by: Philip Alces

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Miss Olivia Wilson is desperate, and desperate women do daring things. She's willing to do just about anything to save her family's newspaper. When her biggest investor pulls his funding, she confronts him, willing to become his mistress if that's what it will take. He might not speak, but she can't deny his dark and dangerous appeal, and there... Read more

The Last Wagon Train

By: William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone

Narrated by: John McLain

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

WILL THIS BE . . . THE LAST WAGON TRAIN?



A new railroad line is coming to Hansen's Bend—and the Old West will never be the same. Especially for the Callahans. They've been running the local wagon train outfit for years. But now a pompous rail boss named Arbuckle wants to put them out of business. This big-city weasel mocks the Callahans'... Read more

Bendigo Shafter (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

At what point does a group of strangers become a community?

When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters,... Read more

MURDER ON A SPRING DAY

By: Jon Harris

Narrated by: Henrietta Meire

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An amateur sleuth is tasked with clearing the name of an accused man . . .



Julia Ford's dream of running a bookshop in the small Somerset town of Biddle Rhyne is fast becoming a nightmare, with the lack of traffic and high running costs.



So when the door opens, she hopes it will be a wealthy customer. Rather it is a desperate man—a local... Read more

Much Ado About Margaret

By: Madeleine Roux

Narrated by: Suzie Rai

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Madeleine Roux’s next season in Regency England follows a rebellious writer and the man who risks everything to publish her.

Margaret Arden yearns to live like the passionate and daring women in her novel. The idyllic life at Mosely Cottage with her two younger sisters and mother is fine, but Margaret wants more than the demure and dainty... Read more

The Secret War of Julia Child

By: Diana R. Chambers

Narrated by: Candace Joice

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Before she mastered the art of French cooking in midlife, Julia Child found herself working in the secrets trade in Asia during World War II, a journey that will delight both historical fiction fans and lovers of America's most beloved chef, revealing how the war made her into the icon we know now.



Single, six foot two, and thirty years old,... Read more

El secreto de la alondra "The Skylark's Secret"

By: Fiona Valpy

Narrated by: Paloma Martínez

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Loch Ewe, 1940. Flora vive en una remota aldea de montaña que, de un día para otro, se convierte en unabase militar de la Royal Navy. La comunidad, antes unida, verá como todo cambia para siempre. También suvida, pues se enamora de ella el hijo del laird, y ella no es más que la hija del guarda de la finca…Décadas después, Lexie Gordon, la hija... Read more

The Gentleman's Confession

By: Anneka R. Walker

Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells & James Joseph

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Inexperienced in courtship and love, Jemma turns to her best friend, Miles, for guidance on how to win a man’s heart—not knowing that Miles has secretly loved her for years. Brookeside, England, 1822 Jemma fielding has always considered herself an independent woman, but to honor her beloved grandmother’s dying wish, she makes a promise that she... Read more

Nothing Left to Fear from Hell

By: Alan Warner

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortlisted for The Winston Graham Historical Fiction Prize and The Highland Book Prize



A battle lost. A daring escape. A long walk into obscurity. The ultimate failure . . .



In the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Culloden, a lonely figure takes flight with a small band of companions through the islands and mountains of the Hebrides. His... Read more

The Road to Malheur

By: C.J. Adrien

Narrated by: Kyle Snyder

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From bestselling and award-winning author C. J. Adrien comes a tale of hardship, friendship, and love on the American Frontier.



In the bustling frontier town of St. Louis, New Yorker Christian dreams of wealth in the fur trade, only to find himself perilously ill-equipped for its harsh realities. A rowdy tavern brawl thrusts him against the... Read more

Oriana

By: Anastasia Rubis

Narrated by: Anthoula Katsimatides

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Oriana Fallaci was born a rebel. She fought beside her father at age fourteen in Italy's Resistance against the Nazis and overcame poverty, the lack of a university education, and relentless sexism in the newsroom. By 1973 when she moved to New York, Oriana Fallaci was hailed by Newsweek as the greatest interviewer of her day. She became famous... Read more

La Leyenda de Serica

By: Esteban Perelló Renedo

Narrated by: Esteban Perelló Renedo

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A mediados del siglo VI, el emperador de Bizancio Justiniano y su esposa Teodora se propusieron descubrir el secreto de la seda, una tela tan deseada y cotizada que su precio superaba al del mismo oro. Nadie conocía si su origen era animal o vegetal, puesto que el emperador del país en donde se elaboraba (Serica), penaba con la muerte a quien... Read more

Carmilla: A Bone-Chilling Halloween Vampire Classic

By: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrated by: Oliver Thompson

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“Carmilla” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic gothic novella that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula and stands as one of the earliest works in vampire literature. This bone-chilling tale unfolds in a remote Austrian castle, where the young protagonist, Laura, lives a sheltered life. Her tranquil existence is shattered when a mysterious and... Read more

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joel Froomkin

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in Agatha Christie's famous detective series introduces us to the incredible Hercule Poirot. Known today as one literature's greatest detectives, this book is Poirot's very first foray onto the written page.

In this twisty tale, we are introduced to Arhur Hastings, a military man on leave from World War I, who is invited to spend... Read more

The Paris Inheritance

By: Natalie Meg Evans

Narrated by: Daphne Kouma

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A family heirloom, handmade in Paris. A wartime sacrifice that changed everything. And a secret kept for generations.   Paris, 1940. Clutching a delicate silver dove-shaped brooch – the last gift from her beloved Otto, with a message of love engraved in the back – Lally flees her home in Paris. With her closest friend by her side, she dodges the... Read more

Medea

By: Rosie Hewlett

Narrated by: Valeria Estrada

Length: 15 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Rechazada por su madre. Golpeada por su padre. Separada de su hermana. Medea nunca ha encajado porque posee un poder único y peligroso: la brujería. Medea anhela una existencia diferente. Desde pequeña fue atormentada por su familia porque nació con un poder único y, en apariencia, peligroso: la hechicería. Cuando el apuesto Jasón llega al reino... Read more

The Sheen on the Silk

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Jill Tanner

Length: 23 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Arriving in Constantinople in 1273, Anna Zarides vows to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, maneuvering close to the key players involved in her brother’s fate, including Zoe... Read more

The Children of Jocasta

By: Natalie Haynes

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“Reinterprets two of Sophocles’ Theban plays, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone. . . . the alternating structure proves powerful.”—The New Yorker“A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her sources, wearing her scholarship with grace, and giving new voice... Read more