Historical Fiction

Doom Castle

by Neil Munro Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Doom Castle is the story of young Count Victor's journey to Scotland after the Jacobite Rebellion, searching for a traitor to the Jacobite c…

Indian Summer

by William Dean Howells Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) 3.5
In his novel Indian Summer, William Dean Howells presents a mellow but realistic story that has the complete feel of that delightful time of…

Robin Hood

by Paul Creswick Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
"Well, Robin, on what folly do you employ yourself? Do you cut sticks for our fire o' mornings?" Thus spoke Master Hugh Fitzooth, …

The Black Dwarf

by Sir Walter Scott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
The Black Dwarf is the first of the “Tales of My Landlord” series, which also includes The Bride of Lammermoor and The Heart of Midlothian. …

Padre Ignacio

by Owen Wister Read by David Wales 4.4
Padre Ignacio has been the pastor of California mission Santa Ysabel del Mar for twenty years. In 1855 a stranger rides into the mission bri…

Famous Potatoes

by Joe Cottonwood Read by Joe Cottonwood 4.1
"An engaging picaresque novel of a young man on the run. A warm, well-told story of a likable character with a knack for being in the w…

The House with the Green Shutters

by George Douglas Brown Read by lennich 4.5
The House with the Green Shutters is a novel by the Scottish writer George Douglas Brown, first published in 1901 by John MacQueen. Set in m…

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

by Anonymous Read by Expatriate 4.2
A whimsical collection of stories about a wandering street urchin, Lazarillo de Tormes is a classic of the Spanish Golden Age, even paid hom…

Brood of Bones

by A.E. Marling Read by A.E. Marling 4.5
Cursed with endless drowsiness, Enchantress Hiresha sleeps more than she lives. Since she never has had a chance to raise a family, she some…

Peace Lord of the Red Planet

by Steven H. Wilson Read by Steven H. Wilson 4.2
Shepherd Autrey is a Quaker, a physician, and a man deeply disturbed by the madness around him as the War Between the tates bears down on hi…

Strigoaie The Romanian Witch

by Marc Vale Read by Marc Vale 4.4
Marie Fatan always wanted to know the truth about her father who died in the war. It took a trip to Romania for her to unveil his side of th…

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

by Charlotte Mary Yonge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Christina is an ordinary girl who lives with her aunt and uncle. Life is normal until one day when her father appears and plans to take Chri…

In Exile and Other Stories

by Mary Hallock Foote Read by David Wales 4.2
Six short stories by Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories…

Last Man

by Mary Shelley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
The Last Man is an early post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a futu…

The Gold Sickle

by Eugène Sue Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Gold Sickle; or, Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul is the first part of Eugène Sue's The Mysteries of the …

Carmen

by Prosper Mérimée Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
On a trip to Spain in 1830, our narrator recounts his encounters with two strange characters: a thief named Don José Navarro and a be…

Madrone

by Jack B. Rochester Read by Jack B. Rochester 4.5
Madrone, the second volume in the Nathaniel Hawthorne Flowers trilogy, follows Wild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960s. It’s 1969 and Nate i…

Prophecy of Swords

by M.H. Bonham Read by M.H. Bonham 3.4
To end a war, nearly a thousand years ago a great warrior named Lachlan sought to unify his people, using the power of the Three Swords of D…

The Daughter of the Sioux

by Charles King Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
Charles King was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He was the son of Civil War general Rufus King and great grandson of Ru…

The Communion of the Saint

by Alan David Justice Read by Alan David Justice 4.6
Clio Griffin, an out-of-work academic with an attitude and a tendency toward sarcasm, travels to England to interview for a last-chance job-…

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