Historical Fiction audiobooks

Tales of Three Hemispheres

By: Lord Dunsany

Narrated by: Chirag Patel

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In the dark days that followed the first world war, it seemed to many that all dreams had died, that wonder and fantasy could not survive in a world that knew trenches and poppies blooming where the blood fell.
Come now as we travel through strange adventures and wonderful magics. Learn of the whimsies of gods, and the terrible fates that await... Read more

The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Charles Featherstone

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Written in 1835, this is a unique example of sci-fi wrtten by a man much better known for dark and fantastical horror. Intended by Poe to be a hoax, this tale describes a journey in a balloon that includes the view of the Earth from space and a volcanic, seething satellite.
From the wiki:
"The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835) is a... Read more

The Map of Bones

By: Kate Mosse

Narrated by: Hattie Morahan

Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by Hattie Morahan, with an author's note read by Kate Mosse.

'Mosse is a master storyteller' – Madeleine Miller, bestselling author of Circe

A sweeping story of love, adventure and adversity, The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is an epic tale of courageous women battling to survive in a hostile land.

Olifantshoek, Southern Africa, 1688. When the... Read more

Hope Under Fire

By: Caroline Dunford

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in London during the Blitz, Hope Under Fire is the fourth exciting spy thriller in Caroline Dunford's World War II Hope Stapleford Adventures.
It is late August 1940 and British Intelligence agent Hope Stapleford is desperate to join the Special Operations Executive. But spymaster Fitzroy, now Hope's stepfather, has promised to protect her,... Read more

Lord Peter Views the Body

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question", Dorothy L. Sayers once again presents the charming and clever sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, in a story full of wit and intrigue. Part of the collection Lord Peter Views the Body, this short mystery centers around a seemingly trivial article that holds far greater importance than first... Read more

The Prisoner of Measham Hall

By: Anna Abney

Narrated by: Chris Devon & Marston York

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

1690. England is in crisis – the new protestant King William III has embarked on wars in France and Ireland, inflation is rampant and the price of corn is causing riots.

At Measham Hall, Sir William Hawthorne faces a predicament of his own: his loyal steward has died, and he must find another. His problems appear to have been solved when the... Read more

Peaches & Honey

By: R. Raeta

Narrated by: Olivia King

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A shapeshifting god,an immortality granting peach,and a woman gifted with forever.
England, 1184: Anna is used to hunger and hardship. Ever since she was seventeen, when the pale shadows of her vitiligo were spotted, she has spent more than a decade struggling to survive alone and in exile. Then a single act of kindness towards a beautiful... Read more

The Mystery of the Blue Train

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Oliver Thompson

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train invites listeners into a world of intrigue, wealth, and murder aboard one of the most luxurious trains in Europe. This captivating audiobook features the iconic detective Hercule Poirot, who is called upon to unravel a complex case that begins with the shocking murder of a wealthy heiress, Ruth... Read more

The Murder on the Links

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Oliver Thompson

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the world of intrigue and suspense with Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links, an enthralling audiobook featuring the beloved detective Hercule Poirot. When Poirot is called to the French countryside by a desperate plea for help, he arrives to find himself embroiled in a perplexing murder mystery that unfolds on a prestigious golf... Read more

Blood of the Bear

By: Angus Donald

Narrated by: Ade Dimberline

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

AD 781. Pagan Saxony groans under the Christian yoke. The invincible armies of Karolus, King of the Franks, occupy all this freedom-loving land and every Saxon must submit to baptism and pay tithes to the Church, or face death by beheading. Duke Widukind, leader of the Saxon rebels, is sheltering in the North, beyond Karolus's reach. He hopes to... Read more

The Company of the Wolf

By: David Wragg

Narrated by: Sara Powell

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Full of David Wragg’s unique blend of humour, heart, and high stakes, The Company of the Wolf is the epic next instalment in the Tales of the Plains trilogy. Seeking a better life, Ree and Javani have travelled west into the mountains, and left their pasts – and their troubles – behind. But new places bring new problems, and... Read more

A Brush with Scandal

By: Allison Grey

Narrated by: Katy Sobey

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A passionate Victorian romance about learning to love again… 1882. When Violet Latimer steps off the train in Paris, she instantly feels at home. Here she can escape her scandalous origins in the rookery of Seven Dials and finally make a name for herself as a painter. But it’s not long before her past catches up with her. The notorious gangster... Read more

Where There's a Will

By: Mark Dumas & Cara Lopez Lee

Narrated by: Eric Fox

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

World War II hero Will Miner is close with his grandson, seventeen-year-old musician Dylan Mercer. So when Dylan’s best friend dies, he runs away to Grandpa’s to hide from his memory and his future. Dylan escapes choosing between college and rock-and-roll, disappears into the stories of eighty-one-year-old Grandpa Will, and discovers a surprise:... Read more

Barbara Cartland: 7 wieczorów z romansem historycznym

By: Barbara Cartland

Narrated by: Kinga Suchan, Ewa Konstanciak, Katarzyna Bagnie...

Length: 32 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Między rozważnymi decyzjami a porywami serca. Co lepsze: stabilność małżeństwa jako transakcji czy ulotność prawdziwych uczuć? Przed takim dylematem stają bohaterki klasycznych romansów Barbary Cartland. Klasowe społeczeństwo brytyjskie, groźba mezaliansu i próby kobiecego samostanowienia w sieci patriarchalnych układów. A wszystko to w... Read more

Majówka

By: Mariusz Zieliński

Narrated by: Antoni Trzepałko

Length: 12 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

1 maja 2022 roku w PRL-u, czyli co by było, gdyby… Jak mogłaby wyglądać Polska, gdyby nie przemiany ostatnich trzydziestu lat? Wkrótce przekona się o tym Darek, który podczas imprezy integracyjnej zorganizowanej przez nowego pracodawcę ulega wypadkowi i traci przytomność. Po jej odzyskaniu okazuje się, że znalazł się w świecie równoległym.... Read more

La Zona de Interés

By: Martin Amis

Narrated by: Masumi Mutsuda, Jordi Boixaderas & Víctor Velasco

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Esta novela demuestra una vez más que a Martin Amis no le tiembla el pulso a la hora de abordar temas controvertidos. Después de la demoledora Lionel Asbo. El estado de Inglaterra, que levantó ampollas por su crudo retrato de lo peor de la sociedad británica, el autor regresa al nazismo y al Holocausto, que ya había tratado en La flecha del... Read more

Bel-Ami

By: Guy de Maupassant

Narrated by: Benjamin Jungers

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Bel-Ami, écrit par Guy de Maupassant, est un roman captivant du XIXe siècle qui dépeint la montée sociale de Georges Duroy, un jeune homme ambitieux. Surnommé Bel-Ami, Duroy est séduisant mais sans ressources. Souvent, Duroy utilise son charme et sa détermination pour gravir les échelons de la société parisienne. En épousant des femmes... Read more

Children of Saturn

By: John Neeleman

Narrated by: Charles Leggett

Length: 18 hours

Abridged: No

An epic historical novel of the French Revolution and the men and women who shaped it, Children of Saturn vividly chronicles the dramatic conflict of social unrest that haunts France—and the world—to this day.

Rooted in deep research and told through the fates of three real-life historical figures including the English American political... Read more

PRINCE OF SECRETS

By: Paula Marshall

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

What was he keeping from her?

Cobie Grant made a quixotic marriage to save Lady Dinah Freville from her unkind relatives. Now he thinks he can enjoy the benefits of married life without involving his feelings. But somehow he’s finding it harder and harder to hold Dinah at arm’s length—especially since she has become a beautiful, assured... Read more

Confounding Oaths

By: Alexis Hall

Narrated by: Nneka Okoye

Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone awry in this swoon-worthy romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.

“The utterly enchanting second installment of Alexis Hall’s Mortal Follies series brings back all the magic, both literal and figurative, that readers expect. . . . It’s... Read more

The Duchess Takes a Lover

By: Jillian Eaton

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A duchess with nothing to lose . . .



After a disastrous wedding night followed by eighteen months of isolation at her husband's country estate, the Duchess of Southwick has grown tired of being lonely. There's only so many books a person can read, and Mara has read most of them twice. So she's made a decision. For the first time since her... Read more

The Sound of a Thousand Stars

By: Rachel Robbins

Narrated by: Sarah Skaer

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Oppenheimer meets Hidden Figures in this sweeping historical debut where two Jewish physicists form an inseverable bond amidst fear and uncertainty.

Sure to captivate readers of Kate Quinn and Bonnie Garmus, The Sound of a Thousand Stars eerily mirrors modern-day questions of wartime ethics and explores what it means to survive—at any cost.

Alice... Read more

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Unknown

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"Jane Austen's most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a timeless classic that weaves romance, wit, and social commentary into a captivating tale of love, class, and self-discovery. Set in the Regency era, this novel follows the headstrong and intelligent Elizabeth... Read more

The Prize in the Game

By: Jo Walton

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

When a friendly competition leads to the death of a beloved horse and incurs the wrath of the Horse Goddess, the kingdoms of the island of Tir Isarnagiri are doomed to suffer. As the goddess' curse chases them down the years, four friends destined for kingship—Conal, Emer, Darag, and Ferdia—are forced into conflict as their countries build... Read more