Historical Fiction audiobooks

La operación

By: Emilia Pardo Basan

Narrated by: Mariana Godward

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"La operación" de Emilia Pardo Bazán es una narración breve que aborda el dilema moral y la ambigüedad en el ámbito médico. La historia se centra en un médico que, a pesar de sus dudas éticas, realiza una operación peligrosa y experimental a petición de un paciente desesperado. A través de este relato, Pardo Bazán explora temas como la... Read more

Los hombres que están de más

By: Anton Chejov

Narrated by: Muriel Niebla

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"Los hombres que están de más" de Anton Chejov es un relato que aborda la vida de personas consideradas "innecesarias" en la sociedad. La historia sigue a varios personajes que, atrapados en circunstancias desesperanzadoras, luchan con la inutilidad de sus existencias y la falta de propósito. A través de diálogos y reflexiones internas, Chejov... Read more

Las nieves eternas

By: Baldomero Lillo

Narrated by: Estela Frank

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"Las nieves eternas" de Baldomero Lillo es una historia corta que retrata la dura vida de los trabajadores en una mina ubicada en la cordillera andina. La trama sigue a un minero anciano, apodado "El Viejo", que se enfrenta a las condiciones implacables de la naturaleza y a la explotación laboral. A través de su lucha por sobrevivir y proteger a... Read more

Los caballos de Abdera

By: Leopoldo Lugones

Narrated by: Mariana Godward

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

"Los caballos de Abdera" de Leopoldo Lugones es un cuento que explora la decadencia y el desencanto a través de una alegoría. La historia narra la decadencia de la ciudad de Abdera, famosa por sus caballos de excepcional belleza, que han sido despreciados por sus habitantes. A medida que la ciudad se hunde en la corrupción y el desdén, los... Read more

La señorita Brill

By: Katherine Mansfield

Narrated by: Mariana Godward

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"La señorita Brill" de Katherine Mansfield es un cuento que narra un día en la vida de una mujer solitaria y envejecida llamada Miss Brill. Cada domingo, Miss Brill asiste al parque para observar a la gente y escuchar la música de la banda, imaginando que es parte de una obra de teatro. Sin embargo, su ilusión se rompe cuando escucha a una joven... Read more

La ultima hoja

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: Muriel Niebla

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"La última hoja" de O. Henry es un conmovedor cuento que sigue la historia de Sue y Johnsy, dos jóvenes artistas que viven en un barrio de Nueva York. Johnsy, enferma de neumonía, ha perdido toda esperanza y cree que morirá cuando el último hoja de una enredadera que ve desde su ventana caiga. Sue, desesperada por salvar a su amiga, busca una... Read more

La toma del reducto

By: Próspero Merimee

Narrated by: Mariana Godward

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"La toma del reducto" de Prosper Mérimée es una novela corta que explora el tema de la guerra y la valentía en un contexto histórico. La trama sigue a un joven oficial francés durante la guerra de Crimea, quien se enfrenta a una situación de gran peligro y tensión en un reducto fortificado. A medida que la batalla se intensifica, el protagonista... Read more

Los hijos de Rachel "River Sing Me Home"

By: Eleanor Shearer

Narrated by: Julieta Llosa

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Barbados, 1834. El amo de la plantación Providence reúne a sus esclavos yanuncia que el rey de Inglaterra ha decretado el fin de la esclavitud. Pero losgritos de alegría se apagan cuando les advierte que ya no son esclavos, sinoaprendices. Nadie puede irse. Deberán trabajar para él durante seis años más. Lalibertad es solo otro nombre para la... Read more

Of Gold and Shadows

By: Michelle Griep

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The shadows hold secrets darker than they ever imagined . . .



In 1888 Victorian England, Ami Dalton navigates a clandestine dual life. By day, she strives to establish herself as a respected Egyptologist, overcoming the gender biases that permeate academia. But with a heart for saving black-market artifacts from falling into the wrong hands, she... Read more

Rules of a Ruse

By: Laura Beers

Narrated by: Hedra Knight

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Mr. Alden Dandridge has received astonishing news: he is set to inherit a thriving horse farm in a quaint Scottish village. However, there's a formidable catch. He must be married by Twelfth Night. Undeterred, Alden journeys to Scotland, convinced that a marriage of convenience will solve all his problems. Miss Elinor Sidney has been... Read more

The Naïve and Sentimental Lover

By: John Le Carré

Narrated by: Richard Mitchley

Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

“Splendid, original… le Carré shows how endowed he is with the gift of storytelling.”—The Times (UK)Aldo Cassidy is the naive and sentimental lover. A successful, judicious man, he is wrenched away from the ordered certainties of his life by a sudden encounter with Shamus, a wild, beguiling artist and Helen, his alluring and dazzling wife.... Read more

For All The World

By: Jean Grainger

Narrated by: Siobhan Waring, Gary Furlong & Jean Grainger

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Dublin, Ireland 1915 Eighteen-year-old May Gallagher is beautiful but restless, and longs for the freedom to live her own life, to decide her own destiny. Mollycoddled as the only remaining child of middle-class parents in the suburbs, she sneaks out to the theatre when she can. She is mesmerised by the captivating actor Peter Cullen, and wishes... Read more

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By: Ambrose Bierce

Narrated by: Mark Antony Stormrider

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In this gripping and enigmatic tale, Ambrose Bierce explores the final moments of a Confederate sympathizer who faces a grim fate at Owl Creek Bridge. As he stands on the brink of execution, the story delves into his thoughts and perceptions, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. The narrative masterfully captures the tension and... Read more

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

ABSALOM, the Novel

By: Paul A. Hernandez

Narrated by: Paul A. Hernandez

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

 Welcome to the 1000's! ABSALOM lived around 1025 AD and this A Biblical Historical Fiction Novel is based on the son of King David, Absalom, brother to Solomon and the instigator of a major coup against his father, the King.  This story is related in the Bible in 2nd Samuel Chapters 13 through 19m also 14v25.He is said to have been quite... Read more

The House of Little Sisters

By: Eva Wong Nava

Narrated by: Ellie Flory Fawcett

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

‘An engrossing read … a testimony of Eva Wong Nava’s attention to period details and exquisite storytelling skills’- Felix Cheong, award-winning author of Sprawl: A Graphic Novel‘A beautiful, haunting, visceral experience. You'll savour the sights, sounds and smells of pre-WW II Singapore and be mesmerized by a cast of characters as delicately... Read more

Sicilian Avengers: Book Two

By: Luigi Natoli

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 18 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The Beati Paoli’s unrelenting campaign to restore justice is compromised by an act of betrayal and a plot that threatens its very existence.
 
Set against the backdrop of the island’s increasing disillusionment with its new rulers from Savoy and a yearning for the return of the formerly detested Spanish monarchy, book two of Sicilian Avengers... Read more

Sicilian Avengers: Book One

By: Luigi Natoli

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 18 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling Sicilian saga about the legendary secret sect purported to be forerunners of the Mafia, translated into English for the first time.

Emerging from the dark streets and subterranean caves of Palermo, the Beati Paoli, masked and hooded, mete out their own form of justice to counter the unfettered power and privilege wielded by the... Read more

La destinée

By: Luciedesages

Narrated by: Claudineabdelkader

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Amour contrarié, beauté éphémère, amitié indéfectible, cupidité dévorante, secrets inavoués.Plongez dans La destinée, un roman envoûtant du 19ème siècle signé Lucie des Ages. Suivez le Docteur Martelac et ceux qui l'entourent dans une fresque où les passions se heurtent aux ambitions, où les mystères du passé révèlent leurs ombres sur le... Read more

Dino Dreams

By: Rosie Sunshine

Narrated by: Rosie Sunshine

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Dino Dreams: The Bedtime Adventure of Dinosaurs, a captivating collection of 10 enchanting stories tailored for children aged 6-10 years old. Each story is carefully crafted to ignite young imaginations and transport readers to the fascinating world of dinosaurs.Join a group of adventurous scientists as they embark on thrilling expeditions to... Read more

Refining Lord Preston

By: Laura Beers

Narrated by: Abbas Daya

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Emma Brooksbank is not like most girls in Society. She would rather be practicing archery than embroidering, and she has given up on the ridiculous notion of matrimony. She’d sooner become a spinster than have her life controlled by a man, especially one as infuriating as Lord Preston.
After Isaac, Lord Preston, takes over managing his... 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

Dark Times for the Clarks Factory Girls

By: May Ellis

Narrated by: Katherine Press

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The BRAND NEW instalment in the wartime saga series from May Ellis1916: As fighting in Europe continues, the Clarks Factory Girls find themselves caught in a divided community...With the country in the grips of conscription, the pacifism at the heart of Street village comes under scrutiny, and when Kate befriends Gerald, a young Quaker arrested... Read more

Das Flüstern der Wände

By: Rebecca Michéle

Narrated by: Mirja Hadamik

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Cornwall 1940: Um den Bombenangriffen auf London zu entgehen, bringt Robert Carlyon seine Familie nach Cornwall, wo sie auf dem Landsitz Higher Barton eine Bleibe finden. Während Roberts Frau und sein Sohn sich zunächst schwer in das Landleben einfügen, ist die siebzehnjährige Eve von dem Herrenhaus sofort begeistert. Doch nachts meint sie,... Read more