Historical Fiction audiobooks

Constancy

By: Tilly Wallace

Narrated by: Marian Hussey

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Dragons love longest, even when hope is gone…As a young woman, Moire Tobin fell hopelessly in love with a brave, loyal, and handsome young naval officer. Nothing, not even her family, could persuade her to spurn the young man. But fate had other ideas. Even when Oliver broke off their engagement, her tattered heart refused to stop loving. Every... Read more

Die Lebkuchen-Prinzessin (ungekürzt)

By: Romy Herold

Narrated by: Zina Laus

Length: 14 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Entgegen sämtlicher Widerstände ihrer Zeit nimmt eine junge Lebkuchenbäckerin ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand ... 1864: Die Süße von Honig vereint mit dem würzigen Aroma des Orients - Lebkuchen haben auf die achtzehnjährige Elise schon immer einen besonderen Zauber ausgeübt. Als Tochter eines Nürnberger Lebküchners möchte sie unbedingt einmal... Read more

The Purloined Letter

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Marcus Aurelius Green

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this brilliantly crafted tale of intrigue and deception, Edgar Allan Poe invites readers into the shadowy world of 19th-century Paris, where a letter of extraordinary importance has been stolen from the royal chambers. The city’s finest police officers are baffled, unable to retrieve the purloined letter despite exhaustive searches and... Read more

The Sisterhood

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Never underestimate the power of a Sisterhood. Bianca Monroe knows one thing: her idea for a Sisterhood of Protectors is going to survive whatever the Central Network Council throws against it. She's determined. Ready. And totally lost. When an unexpected letter threatens High Priestess Scarlett, the responsibility to keep their leader safe... Read more

Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées

By: Honoré de Balzac

Narrated by: Chloé Minair

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées nous plonge dans l'intimité de deux amies d'enfance, Louise de Chaulieu et Renée de Maucombe, qui, à travers une correspondance bouleversante, révèlent leurs âmes et leurs destins contrastés. Louise, passionnée et exaltée, rêve d'un amour absolu et se lance dans une quête effrénée de liberté et de passion. Renée,... Read more

The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven. The lover, often identified as a student is lamenting the loss of his... Read more

The Imagined Attachment

By: Holli Jo Monroe

Narrated by: Grace Noble & Beau Thomas

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

She should be reconciling herself to spinsterhood, not falling for the baronet next door. Miss Elaine Brooke has always spent more time daydreaming than actually living. With no fortune and no suitors, she is back from school and determined to face the reality of a quiet, lonely life. But an encounter with Daniel Ashburn, her childhood best... Read more

A Mystery at Moor House

By: Kelly Mason

Narrated by: Frances Butt

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Marooned after a garden party turns sinister, Lady Ellen finds herself in the midst of an unsettling mystery. An unexpected summer storm leaves occupants and visitors, including Ellen, Lottie and Captain Hamilton, contained within Moor House and grounds after it is cut off from the outside world. When a priceless Egyptian artefact is stolen, the... Read more

Cold Blood & other stories

By: Simon Bovey

Narrated by: Tom Mannion, Tim McMullan, Clare Corbett, Rory ...

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Four gripping sci-fi adventures from acclaimed scriptwriter Simon Bovey

Simon Bovey is an established writer and director who has penned numerous compelling dramas for BBC Radio. Collected here are four of his sensational sci-fi tales, packed with mystery, suspense and terror...

Cold Blood – Recorded in 2005 but set in 2015, this chilling serial... Read more

The Girls Who Dared to Love

By: Diney Costeloe

Narrated by: Florence Howard

Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Girls Who Dared to Love by Diney Costeloe, read by Florence Howard.

Three girls seem to have the world at their feet in the summer of 1914. But World War 1 is coming and things will change forever - especially for women.

Lucinda McFarlane is engaged to be married to dashing Sir David Melcome, but their society wedding has... Read more

The Tudor Crown

By: Alison Plowden, Abigail Docherty, John Mortimer...

Narrated by: Michael Bryant, Kathleen Helme, Melody Grove, R...

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Nine gripping dramas that delve into the turbulent, thrilling history of the Tudor eraAffairs and assassinations. Conflict and chaos. Power and plots. The tumultuous Tudor period is one of the most iconic and fascinating chapters in British history. In these ten atmospheric dramas, we get a glimpse into the inner workings of Tudor England – and... Read more

The Gift of the Magi

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: Olivia Shakirova

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry is a beloved and timeless classic that delves into the heart of selfless love and sacrifice. Set against the backdrop of a humble Christmas in early 20th-century New York, this touching story follows the journey of Della and Jim, a young married couple facing financial hardship but bound by deep love for one... Read more

Nice Day For a War

By: Benjamin Blackie

Narrated by: Jamie Treselyan

Length: 18 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

THE UNSTOPPABLE WARPATH CONTINUES!
The tidal wave of war crashed upon them, fracturing France like a faultline.This second instalment in the warpath saga lights the spark to ignite an inferno, engulfing Captain Jack Churchill and his Merry Men of the Second Manchester Regiment. Following the events of the L’Épinette ambush, Operation Dynamo... Read more

Sword of Justice

By: Christian Cameron

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 20 hours

Abridged: No

'The master of historical fiction' SUNDAY TIMES

Sharpen your sword and prepare for battle...

1367: Europe stands on the brink of total war.

Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare... Read more

The Masterpiece

By: Belinda Alexandra

Narrated by: Annabelle Tudor

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A wartime betrayal, a race against time ... and a secret hidden in a painting.The must-read new novel from the author of The French Agent and White Gardenia.
Paris 1946: A young woman, Eve Archer, has come to Paris to find Serge Lavertu, the father she never knew. But before Eve can find the courage to tell him who she is, Serge is arrested,... Read more

A Season for Bliss

By: Golden Angel

Narrated by: Emma Zoakes

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Will her new husband's secrets be the end of her happiness, or just the beginning?After a string of disappointing courtships, Miss Priscilla Bliss had all but resigned herself to spinsterhood until Lord Joseph Stuart swept her off her feet in a love match that titillated the ton.Though their love burns bright, Priscilla cannot ignore her... Read more

Among the Outcast

By: Amy Ullrich

Narrated by: Deedee Ash

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

As thunder crashes overhead, condemnation throbbing in its ominous tones, Edwin flees from the kingdom he has betrayed. With every passing mile, his hopes of ever earning King Alfred’s forgiveness grow fainter. But while he wrestles with guilt and seeks for refuge among any who will shelter him, he has no idea of the great danger closing in on... Read more

When the Village Sleeps

By: Sindiwe Magona

Narrated by: Sindiwe Magona

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

When the Village Sleeps is a visionary novel that explores the loss of identity and dignity in a people afflicted by decades of brokenness.

Told through the lives and spirits of four generations of amaTolo women, including The Old, who speak wisdom with ever-increasing urgency, it moves between the bustling township setting of Kwanele and the... Read more

The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

By: Karen Brooks

Narrated by: Felicity Jurd

Length: 19 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this brilliant recreation of the vibrant, optimistic but politically treacherous world of London's Restoration theatre, where we are introduced to the remarkable playwright Aphra Behn, now a feminist icon but then an anomaly, who gravitated to the stage - a place where artifice and disguise are... Read more

Landser im Weltkrieg 5: Verstaubt sind die Gesichter – Mit der 2. Panzerdivision in Griechenland - Abridged

By: Hermann Weinhauer

Narrated by: Lukas Speitling

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fesselnde Landser-Geschichten in Romanheft-Länge Der vorliegende Band "Verstaubt sind die Gesichter" folgt dem Kradschützen Schubert sowie dem Panzerkommandanten Hesse während des deutschen Vormarsches in Griechenland. Über staubige Pisten rücken die schnellen Truppen der Wehrmacht tief ins Feindesland vor. Schon donnern britische... Read more

Home Is the Sailor

By: Lillian Marek

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The naval Battle of Copenhagen cost Captain Will Dormer an eye and a leg. The battle to establish himself as Viscount Claremont of Belford Park could cost him his life. He feels completely at sea as owner of an estate, but his father and two brothers managed to kill themselves in a drunken carriage accident. Along with an estate he had not seen... Read more

Rebel Fire

By: Ann Sei Lin

Narrated by: Susan Momoko-Hingley

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The second book in Ann Sei Lin's Rebel Skies fantasy YA series, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and rebel uprisings. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Lim, Kalynn Bayron and the films of Studio Ghibli.

Kurara has barely escaped the grasp of Princess Tsukimi. Reeling from her Crafter mentor's grim betrayal, Kurara and her friends are... Read more

The Scarlet Lion

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 18 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

William Marshal’s prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland.But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals’ sons hostage and seizes... Read more

El Color del Odio: Walker Segunda Generación, Book 3 "The Color of Hate"

By: Marcia DM

Narrated by: Mario Otero, Eva Coll & Genes Alonso

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Puedes odiar a una persona luego de haberla amado incondicionalmente? La respuesta es sí.Azul Atwood fue mi amiga desde que éramos unos niños. Compartimos tardes calurosas bajo el sol de Texas,cabalgatas en el atardecer y risas imparables durante años. Pero, en un día ebrio, todo cambió entre nosotrosy mi amor por ella se convirtió en un huracán... Read more