Historical Fiction audiobooks

Miss Dollar - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Miss Dollar", cuento de Machado de Assis, narra la historia de un perro perdido y los acontecimientos que se desarrollan a su alrededor. La trama gira en torno a la búsqueda del perro, revelando la complejidad de las relaciones humanas y la ironía de las circunstancias. La historia destaca los temas del amor, la pérdida y el azar, criticando... Read more

Mistress - Abridged

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Harriet Walter

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

After a year of grand adventures touring the classical ruins of Italy and Greece, Iphiginia Bright returned to England to discover that the real excitement was at home. It seems that her Aunt Zoe has fallen victim to a sinister blackmailer and only Iphiginia can hope to stop the culprit before he can do more harm. Her plan is inspired: Imitating... Read more

Some Enchanted Evening - Abridged

By: Christina Dodd

Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Once upon a time . . . in a kingdom high in the Pyrenees, three young princesses were forced to flee the chaos in their land—vanishing without a trace and lost to their people . . . until the day a courageous prince can bring the princesses home.One of Scotland's most dangerous men, Robert MacKenzie is dazzled by the enchanting beauty who rides... Read more

Il Collezionista - Abridged

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: Dario Agrillo

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: Yes

Un capolavoro scomparso. Una ladra affascinante. Un segreto letale. "Un thriller stimolante, che intrattiene e fa riflettere."KIRKUS DALL'AUTORE AL PRIMO POSTO NELLE CLASSIFICHE MONDIALI, UNA NUOVA MISSIONE PER GABRIEL ALLON. All'indomani del gala annuale della Venice Preservation Society, il restauratore e leggendaria spia Gabriel Allon entra... Read more

I, Ripper - Abridged

By: Stephen Hunter

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The electrifying new thriller from New York Times bestseller Stephen Hunter takes you deep inside the mind of the most notorious serial killer of all time: Jack the Ripper.In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London’s seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill—he ripped with a butcher’s glee—and then, after... Read more

The Real Education of TJ Crowley - Abridged

By: Grant Overstake & May Wuthrich

Narrated by: Dani Martineck, Dion Graham, Tavia Gilbert, Joh...

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Set in 1968 after the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this immersive audio dramatization, inspired by the author’s own experiences, features an award-winning cast of 15 actors, in a fast-paced, suspenseful coming-of-age story.With his father’s mysterious disappearance and his brother Ronnie enlisting in the Vietnam War, 13-year-old TJ... Read more

Sniper's Honor - Abridged

By: Stephen Hunter

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this tour de force—part historical thriller, part modern adventure—from the New York Times bestselling author of I, Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger uncovers why WWII’s greatest sniper was erased from history…and why her disappearance still matters today.Ludmilla “Mili” Petrova was once the most hunted woman on earth, having raised the fury of two of... Read more

Das Spiel der Nachtigall (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Tanja Kinkel

Narrated by: Katrin Fröhlich & Uve Teschner

Length: 14 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ende des 12. Jahrhunderts beginnt ein Junge aus ärmsten Verhältnissen seinen unaufhaltsamen Aufstieg an die Spitze der Minnesänger, um den sich die Fürstenhöfe streiten - und das, obwohl Walther von der Vogelweide mit allen Konventionen bricht und dem Minnesang die Keuschheit nimmt. Was keiner seiner Gönner ahnt, die ihn als "Nachtigall"... Read more

Never Call Retreat - Abridged

By: Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen conclude their inventive trilogy with Never Call Retreat, a remarkable answer to the great "what if" of the American Civil War: Could the South have indeed won?

After his great victories at Gettysburg and Union Mills, General Robert E. Lee's attempt to bring the war to a... Read more

Fire Song - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Coulter's medieval melody continues—second in the song series.Lord Graelam de Moreton is willing to accept his new bride, Kassia, as she appears—innocent and guileless. But appearances can be deceiving…. Read more

Die Rose der Welt (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Peter Prange

Narrated by: Reinhard Kuhnert

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Robert und Paul sind jung und arm, doch sie haben einen Traum. Sie wollen studieren, an der Sorbonne in Paris - genannt die "Rose der Welt". Doch die beiden Freunde geraten mitten in den Konflikt zwischen Gottesfurcht und der Freiheit des Denkens, zwischen Kirche, Krone und neuen Ideen. Und beide kämpfen um die Liebe derselben Frau. Read more

Die Farben der Frauen (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Natasha Lester

Narrated by: Elke Appelt

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Seit die Frauen Farbe tragen. England, 1918: Obwohl das Tragen roten Lippenstifts noch als skandalös gilt, stellt die junge Leonora in der Apotheke ihres Vaters heimlich Kosmetika her. Als ihr Vater an der Spanischen Grippe stirbt, sucht sie ihr Glück in Amerika und lernt den charmanten Everett kennen - und lieben. Doch um diese Liebe muss sie... Read more

Die Frauen von New York - Glanz der Freiheit - Töchter Amerikas, Band 1 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Ella Carey

Narrated by: Sabina Godec

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Stunde der Frauen. New York, 1942: Immer mehr Männer werden an die Front gerufen, auch die Köche im Valentino's, wo die junge Lily Rose arbeitet. Mit viel Ehrgeiz und großer Leidenschaft setzt Lily nun alles daran, die erste Küchenchefin der Geschichte zu werden. Bei ihrer Suche nach neuen Rezepten in Zeiten der Rationierung verliebt sie... Read more

The Dartington Bride - Abridged

By: Rosemary Griggs

Narrated by: Rosemary Griggs

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

1571, and the beautiful, headstrong daughter of a French Count marries the son of the Vice Admiral of the Fleet of the West in Queen Elizabeth's chapel at Greenwich. It sounds like a marriage made in heaven… Roberda's father, the Count of Montgomery, is a prominent Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. When her formidable mother... Read more

Медный всадник - Abridged

By: Паулина Саймонс

Narrated by: Алла Човжик

Length: 25 hours

Abridged: Yes

22 июня 1941 года, когда радиоэфир взорвала весть о начале войны, Татьяна Метанова поступила скорее как легкомысленная француженка, чем рассудительная советская девушка. Надев белое с красными розами платье и радуясь летнему дню, она вышла на улицу родного Ленинграда навстречу своей судьбе. Да, такое могло случиться только с Татьяной. Из всех... Read more

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Abridged

By: Zora Neale Hurston

Narrated by: Ruby Dee

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie SmithOne of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love... Read more

Cranford - Abridged

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by: Prunella Scales

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. ... Read more

The King Must Die - Abridged

By: Mary Renault

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Set in ancient Greece, a powerful novel about Theseus by Mary Renault.This is the story of the young Theseus: Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, and slayer of the Minotaur. Acclaimed novelist Mary Renault weaves myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny and the countless challenges he... Read more

Gulliver’s Travels - Abridged

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Martin Shaw

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Swift’s scornful satire, written “to vex the world rather than divert it”, takes a caustic look at those most contemporary concerns irrational prejudice, social inequality, ivory tower elitism and the correct way to open a boiled egg. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little... Read more

Far from the Madding Crowd - Abridged

By: Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Martin Shaw

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hardy’s classic ‘pastoral tale’ of wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, the faithful shepherd, the lonely widower and the dashing but faithless soldier. An immediate success when it was first published in 1874, Thomas Hardy’s ‘pastoral tale’ of the wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene, her... Read more

Heart of Darkness - Abridged

By: Joseph Conrad

Narrated by: Joss Ackland

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’ At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way... Read more

The Serpent on the Crown - Abridged

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as powerful as ancient Egypt.The Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922 and Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to delving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in... Read more

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama - Abridged

By: John Boyne

Narrated by: Jeroen Spitzenberger

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama begint in Berlijn in 1943. Als de negenjarige Bruno op een dag uit school komt, zijn al zijn spullen in kratten gepakt. Hun nieuwe huis staat naast een hek dat zich uitstrekt zover het oog reikt, een hek dat Bruno afschermt van de vreemde mensen die hij daarachter ziet bewegen. Op een van zijn ontdekkingstochten... Read more

Die Frauen von New York - Kleider der Liebe - Töchter Amerikas, Band 3 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Ella Carey

Narrated by: Sabina Godec

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der Triumph der Frauen Paris, 1918: Vianne Mercier wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als Modedesignerin zu werden. Als ihre Familie von Verlust und Verrat heimgesucht wird, nimmt sie all ihren Mut zusammen und wagt den Neuanfang in New York. Sie findet Arbeit in einem Modeatelier, wo ihr Talent für das Entwerfen spektakulärer Kleider schnell... Read more