History

Unknown London

by Walter George Bell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Herein you will find much concerning those things which everybody knows about, but nobody knows — the things you have known about since chil…

The Works of Tacitus

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The historical works of Tacitus are a history of the period from A.D. 14 to 96 in thirty volumes. Although many of the works were lost (only…

Insurgent Mexico

by John Reed Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pa…

A Voice From The Main Deck

by Samuel Leech Read by Barry Eads 4.7
Samuel Leech was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few wh…

Royal Romances of Today

by Kellogg Durland Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"In the year 1907, the Woman’s Home Companion commissioned me to go to Russia to write the story of the early days, courtship and marri…

The Child's Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.5
Volume II of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This second volume supplem…

Old Times in the Colonies

by Charles Carleton Coffin Read by Keith Salis 4.6
The discovery and establishment of a new continent! Who owns it? What will you do with it? How shall it be ruled? How shall a sovereign gain…

Comic History of England

by Bill Nye Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Comic History of England offers a humorous take on the rich tapestry of English history, as seen through the eyes of the witty Bill Nye. Thi…

California History

by Various Read by David Wales 4.5
Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876-1960) was an American cultural anthropologist who founded the anthropology department at the University of Calif…

Jews in the Second Temple Period

by Ethan R. Longhenry 5
The Second Temple Period proved to be a challenging time for Israel.  How could they serve YHWH despite foreign oppression?  Throu…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the h…

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

by Olive Gilbert Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York Stat…

True Stories of Girl Heroines

by Evelyn Everett-Green Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Twenty short stories retelling the heroic deeds of teenaged girls and young women from history. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle

Dress Design

by Talbot Hughes Read by Libby Gohn 4.4
Dress Design by Talbot Hughes offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of fashion in Western Europe, tracing its development from…

London Labour and the London Poor

by Henry Mayhew Read by Gillian Hendrie 4.7
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…

The Pilgrimage Of Etheria

by Etheria Read by David Wales 4.5
This (probably) late fourth century common era (A.D.) narrative of a Christian pilgrimage is the earliest such text which survives to us. It…

The Story of Old France

by H. A. Guerber Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The aim of this volume is to give a complete graphic account of the main features of the history of France to 1715 A.D., with as much additi…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The History of England, from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay offers a detailed examination of a pivotal period in Bri…

Great Men and Famous Women

by Charles F. Horne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marsha…

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