History

Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages

by George Hodges Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Though these stories of the lives of twenty saints and heroes of the faith, we have an introduction to the history of the church from 3rd ce…

Revolution and Counter-Revolution

by Friedrich Engels Read by Cate Barratt 4.4
Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the imp…

The Vikings

by Allen Mawer Read by Kevin Johnson 4.2
This is a concise history of the Vikings by Allen Mawer, MA, Professor of English Language and Literature in Armstrong College, University o…

Queen Victoria

by E. Gordon Browne Read by Michele Eaton 4.4
Queen Victoria offers an insightful exploration of the life and reign of one of history's most iconic monarchs. From her ascension to the th…

1 Kings

by King James Version Read by Joy Chan 4.7
1 Kings chronicles a pivotal era in the history of Israel, beginning with the twilight of King David's reign and extending through the reign…

Richard II

by Jacob Abbott Read by Cate Barratt 4.5
Richard II offers a detailed exploration of the life and reign of one of England's most enigmatic monarchs. Born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France…

Russia in 1919

by Arthur Ransome Read by Expatriate 4.6
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: On August 27, 1914, in London, I made this note in a memorandum book: "Met Arthur Ransome at_____'s; discussed a boo…

The Great Gold Rush

by William Henry Pope Jarvis Read by Cate Barratt 4.3
Canadian journalist William Jarvis' gently fictionalized work recounts many of the countless fascinating tales of the Klondike Gold Rush in …

From October to Brest-Litovsk

by Leon Trotsky Read by Rebecca Dittman 4.7
This account by Trotsky is of the events in Russia from the October Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd, to his signing of the Brest-Litovsk tre…

Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War…

The Science - History of the Universe

by Francis Rolt-Wheeler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The third volume is on physics written by George Matthew and on electricity wri…

Europe and the Faith

by Hilaire Belloc Read by Ray Clare 4.7
In Europe and the Faith, Hilaire Belloc offers a profound exploration of the intertwined histories of Europe and Christianity. He presents a…

Hannibal

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…

Army Letters from an Officer's Wife

by Frances M. A. Roe Read by Sue Anderson 4.7
"There appeared from the bushes in front of me, and right in the path, two immense gray wolves . . . Rollo saw them and stopped instan…

Celebrated Crimes

by Alexandre Dumas Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent …

The Religion of Ancient Egypt

by William Matthew Flinders Petrie Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In The Religion of Ancient Egypt, William Matthew Flinders Petrie, a pioneering figure in Egyptian archaeology, delves into the intricate be…

The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

by Eliza P. Donner Houghton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the "westering fever" of the 1840s. After becoming…

Ten Books on Architecture

by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Read by Fredrik Karlsson 4.6
On Architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augus…

Charles I

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Charles I by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of England's most controversial monarchs…

Early Days Of Old Oregon

by Katharine Berry Judson Read by David Wales 4.4
Twenty-three stories of the history of early Oregon plus an appendix: A Brief Summary Of The History Of The Old Oregon Country From Original…

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