Historical Fiction audiobooks

A Foundling at the Wartime Bookshop

By: Lesley Eames

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

The fifth brilliantly heart-warming novel in the Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Maisie Thomas and Elaine Everest.

Victoria is astonished when she discovers an abandoned newborn baby on her doorstep, along with a note begging her to 'take care of little Rose'. Who is the mother? Victoria, Naomi and the... Read more

A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop

By: Joanna Toye

Narrated by: Katy Sobey

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

New stories are being written at The Little Penguin Bookshop…

Carrie Anderson’s business selling books at her local train station is thriving and, with her beloved Mike returned from war, everything feels as though it is falling into place. That is, until Mike is sent to Washington as a liaison between Britain and... Read more

El Café del Ángel. Aires de libertad (Café del Ángel 4)

By: Anne Jacobs

Narrated by: Lara Ullod

Length: 16 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

La esperada cuarta entrega de la fascinante saga familiar de Anne Jacobs, autora de La Villa de las Telas. Wiesbaden, 1961. Ahora que Hilde Koch ha modernizado el café familiar con mucho cariño y lo regenta con dedicación, de pronto su hermano Wilhelm pretende disputarle la dirección del negocio. Su gran sueño de labrarse una carrera en el cine... Read more

Eine verzweifelte Miss - Das Smaragd-Collier, Band 3 (ungekürzt)

By: Melissa David

Narrated by: Charlotte von Sonntag & Dominic Kolb

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Henry Bastcher, Earl of Clainwood, arbeitet seit Jahren für den Premierminister. Unter anderem deswegen wird dem zukünftigen Marquess in politischen Kreisen eine großartige Zukunft vorausgesagt. Allerdings muss er dafür heiraten, bevor sein Vater stirbt, sonst verliert er den Titel und die damit verbundenen Privilegien. Sophie Mansfield ist nur... Read more

Los milagros de la vida

By: Stefan Zweig

Narrated by: Gustavo Dardes

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Los milagros de la vida narra la vida de un pintor al que le encargan hacer un cuadro de la Virgen con el Niño. Esa obra tiene como destino estar en un retablo junto a otra increíblemente bella. El artista se siente enorgullecido y al mismo tiempo temeroso y nervioso por semejante desafío. En una búsqueda infructuosa de una modelo para su... Read more

Schattenwalzer

By: Selina Wilhelm

Narrated by: Nina Detzner & Dennis Abrahams

Length: 13 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Kreaturen, dunkel wie die Nacht und leise wie Schatten. London 1851 Fürchtest du dich vor der Dunkelheit? Seit ihrem siebten Lebensjahr kann Mirabelle diese Frage mit einem aufrichtigen Nein beantworten. Damals war sie ihr zum ersten Mal begegnet: der wahren Finsternis. Augen, schwarz wie die Nacht, durchbrochen von lodernden Flammen, und... Read more

Lilac Ink - The Knocknashee Story Book 1

By: Jean Grainger

Narrated by: Caroline Lennon

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

As the world teeters on the brink of war in 1937, two young souls separated by an ocean are about to discover a connection that defies logic and time. Grace Fitzgerald, a fiery-haired dreamer, longs to escape the confines of her windswept Dingle fishing village. Across the Atlantic, Richard Lewis, heir to a Savannah banking fortune, suffocates... Read more

The Last Longshoreman

By: Marc Zappulla

Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Anthony “Tony” Costa grew up admiring his Uncle Dom - a made member of the New England mafia - so when Dom asks him to collect gambling debts from around the neighborhood, Tony is happy to help. Even after his uncle gets thrown in jail, he does his nephew a good turn from behind bars, getting him a job as a longshoreman on the Boston waterfront.... Read more

Secret of the Scarab

By: Isabella Bassett

Narrated by: Sandra Churchill

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Ancient curses, lost treasure and murder…the way only Lady Caroline and Uncle Albert can do it!Egypt, 1925Leave it to Lady Caroline and Uncle Albert to inadvertently stumble upon an ancient load of trouble while on a jolly jaunt up the Nile. From ancient curses and wandering mummies, to seances and secret societies, it’s all murder, mayhem, and... Read more

One Crowded Hour

By: David Larson

Narrated by: David Pappas

Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This work has all the gripping excitement of the American west in postbellum America and the operations of the seventh Cavalry in and around the Little Bighorn valley. Heart stopping cavalry charges, desperate solders surrounded and cut off from the rest of the command, forced to fight their way out, the Indigenous struggle to freely live a... Read more

The Fall of Tartaria

By: Michael Finney

Narrated by: Michael Finney

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The Fall of Tartaria by Michael Finney is a short story that takes place in an alternative reality to bring the Tartarian Empire to life from the murky corners of the Web.Ominous warnings are emerging from various factions within the empire but will they remain unheeded? Read more

Northanger Abbey

By: Jane Austen & Benjamin Fife

Narrated by: Benjamin Fife

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Catherine Morland comes from a big family of modest means and has never had any aspirations to landing a Darcy or a Colonel Brandon as you might find in Austen's other novels. Catherine's family seems to be fairly unremarkable. She truly is the least likely of Austen's heroines to be in that role. She is naive as to what might actually happen... Read more

A Small Hotel

By: Suanne Laqueur

Narrated by: Darren Eliker

Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

An American Family. A World War. A First Love. A Small Hotel.It’s the summer of 1941. Europe is at war, but New York's Thousand Islands are at the height of the tourist season. Kennet Fiskare, son of a hotel proprietor, is having the summer of a lifetime, having fallen deeply in love with a Swedish-Brazilian guest named Astrid Virtanen. But the... Read more

The Kingmaker Of Muguland

By: Dr. Ope Banwo

Narrated by: KingLou

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Kingmaker of Muguland" is a gripping political thriller set in the heart of a fictional African country blessed with immense wealth, natural resources, and intelligent citizens, yet plagued by corruption, greed, and mismanagement. At the center of this turmoil is Chief Biola Eleniyan, a ruthless political operator who has mastered the art... Read more

The Little Mermaid's Voice

By: Shonna Slayton

Narrated by: Catherine Gaffney

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Would you trade your world for a soul?Ever since the fateful day when the little mermaid risked everything for a human soul, merpeople have been under lockdown—absolutely no surfacing.Sea princess Mairin bristles under the restriction and blames humans for her confinement. But when the kingdom comes under attack, the merqueen surprises Mairin by... Read more

The Murder of the Maharajah & The Governess

By: H. R. F. Keating

Narrated by: Susan Hill, James Bolam, Zia Mohyeddin, Angela ...

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

BBC Radio adaptations of two historical crime novels by H. R. F. Keating, plus bonus extract from BookshelfBritish detective writer H. R. F. Keating was best known as the creator of Inspector Ghote of the Mumbai CID. He won two Crime Writers’ Association Gold Daggers, and in 1996 was awarded the Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Included... Read more

Tournament of Shadows Collection 2

By: Tilly Wallace

Narrated by: Marian Hussey

Length: 22 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Seraphina Winyard continues to unravel the secrets wound around all, as she reveals the hand that seeks to control her and all of England...This set contains:Book 4: Feint and DoublecrossAn unexpected move could place Sera in check…or will it be checkmate?A strange beast stalks unfashionable Southbank, taking victims in a horrific fashion.... Read more

One Kiss to Desire

By: Grace Callaway

Narrated by: Marian Hussey

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book is the grab-a-fan, oh-my, on-fire kind of scrumptious." -Netgalley Reviewer, 5 starsWhen a wounded lord hires a housekeeper in disguise, secrets smolder and sparks fly in this grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers, spicy and cozy small town historical romance with heat, humor, and heart!After a tragic accident, former piano virtuoso Lord... Read more

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Oliver Thompson

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Sherlock Holmes is back from the dead in The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, an audiobook that marks the thrilling comeback of the world’s greatest detective. After his apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls, Holmes surprises his faithful companion, Dr. John Watson, by returning to London to continue solving crimes. This... Read more

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Oliver Thompson

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the world of deduction with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, an audiobook collection that brings together some of Sherlock Holmes’ most thrilling cases. In this gripping series of short stories, listeners follow the legendary detective and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson, as they confront baffling mysteries,... Read more

The Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Oliver Thompson

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Uncover one of Sherlock Holmes' most gripping cases in The Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. This enthralling audiobook takes listeners on a thrilling journey as the legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson, are drawn into a complex mystery involving a secret society and a murder... Read more

The Conversos

By: V E H Masters

Narrated by: Beverley Wright

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Barbara Hammond Trophy''I was utterly spellbound. The author has made momentous historical events feel personal and human.' Rachel Caldecott'I highly recommend The Conversos to readers who love great historical fiction.’ Jean M Roberts, The Book’s DelightEurope 1547. The rising tide of the Reformation threatens bloody revolution... Read more

The Antiquary

By: Walter Scott

Narrated by: Katherine Leer

Length: 17 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Antiquary is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1816, and is part of his Waverley series. The story unfolds in the fictional coastal town of Fairport, Scotland, and centers around Jonathan Oldbuck, an antiquary and collector of historical artifacts, who embodies both eccentricity and a deep appreciation for the past. The narrative... Read more

Shield of Darkness

By: Jonathan Moeller

Narrated by: Brad Wills

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

War is coming between the Shield Knight and the Exarch. But neither sees the dark power manipulating the battle from the shadows.To drive the Exarch from her stronghold on the Isle of Kordain, Ridmark is gambling on a bold strategy - to reach the Isle through the twisting caverns of the Deeps.But the caverns of the Deeps are filled with deadly... Read more