Historical Fiction
Oil!
Read by Bob R
Upton Sinclair
The two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely based on a …
When London Burned
Read by Keith Salis
G. A. Henty
Follow the exciting beginnings of the career of Sir Cyril Shenstone. Orphaned at the death of his father, Sir Aubrey Shenstone, Cyril begins…
Atala
Read by William Allan Jones
François-René de Chateaubriand
What were the lower Mississippi River, Gulf Coast regions, and Appalachians of North America like in the earliest colonial days? Full of unt…
Kangaroo
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D. H. Lawrence
"Kangaroo" is the nickname of a character in this novel, Benjamin Cooley, who was a charismatic leader in the fascist movement of …
Arachne
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Georg Ebers
Ledscha, living in ancient Egypt, has lost her betrothed and all hope of love. But the gods see otherwise. She now loves a Greek sculptor, w…
The Castle of Twilight
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Margaret Horton Potter
"Wistfully I deliver up to you my simple story, knowing that the first suggestion of “historical novel” will bring before you an image …
The Chouans (version 2)
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
“The Chouans” (1829) was the first novel published under Balzac’s own name (rather than a pen-name). It became the first book in the great w…
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward Part 4, To California and Return
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Artemus Ward
Charles Farrar Browne, a native of Maine, became famous as a writer and lecturer under the name of Artemus Ward. Like his friend Mark Twain,…
Consuelo
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George Sand
This roman à clef follows the musical adventures of Consuelo, a gifted singer under the tutelage of the composer Nicola Porpora. Afte…
The Prince and the Pauper (Version 4 - Dramatic Reading)
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Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive …
The Head of the House of Coombe
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
While renowned for her beloved children's literature, Frances Hodgson Burnett's talent extended to historical novels. Originally serialized …
Katharine von Bora: Dr. Martin Luther's Wife
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Armin Stein
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…
Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup (Dramatic Reading)
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John Kendrick Bangs
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
Gudrun
Read by Steven Fellows
Ferdinand Schmidt
The charming story of “Gudrun” is a romance of the old heroic period, written by some unknown poet of Austria or Bavaria in the thirteenth c…
Prince and Heretic
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Marjorie Bowen
This novel is centered on the Dutch House of Orange, and begins with its prince, William. It is set in the time of the Holy Inquisition, whe…
Idols
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
The novel centres around four people: Gerard and Irene Merriam, their inseparable friend Hugh Colman who once saved Gerard’s life, and Minna…
Alice of Old Vincennes
Read by Celine Major
Maurice Thompson
This entertaining book of adventure, love and war was a Bestseller in 1900 and 1901. The heroine Alice Roussillon is a brave young woman who…
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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William Harrison Ainsworth
A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradu…
Agincourt: A Romance
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George Payne Rainsford James
The Battle of Agincourt provided a surprise English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place in 1415 and brought a turning point in …
Peveril of the Peak
Read by Deon Gines
Sir Walter Scott
Peveril is one of Scott's Waverley novels series. It is a historical novel set in 1678 in England, and tells a story of the Popish Plot. P…