Historical Fiction audiobooks

Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes

By: Henry Van Dyke

Narrated by: Diontae Black

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In a small Michigan town, in the late 1950s, the widow Etta Klein—wealthy and Jewish—has for more than thirty years relied for aid, comfort, and companionship on her Black housekeeper Harriet Gibbs. Between "Aunt Harry" and Etta, a relationship has developed that is closer than a friendship, yet not quite a marriage. They are inseparable, at... Read more

På flykt mot kärleken

By: Barbara Cartland Ebooks Ltd.

Narrated by: Kim Rhedin Hüttner

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Efter sin fars tragiska död återvänder Forella från Neapel till England. Där ska hon få flytta in hos sin farbror, markisen av Claydon, och hans hustru. Men när markisinnan träffar den unga Forella blossar svartsjukan upp. Hon står inte ut med Forellas ungdomliga skönhet och den uppmärksamhet hon väcker bland bekantskapskretsens män och är fast... Read more

Alexander's Legacy: Forging Kingdoms

By: Robert Fabbri

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard-won prize. One-eyed Antigonos and his son are newly reconciled and both hungry for revenge. But Antigonos has foes of his own. Driven by vengeance, widowed Artonis sides with Ptolemy, planning to... Read more

En enkel till Uppsala

By: Ellika Shilling

Narrated by: Malin Janlöv

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Hösten 1926 tar Maja Isaksson det djärva beslutet att lämna sitt hem och sin trygghet. Med en enkelbiljett till Uppsala i fickan kliver hon på tåget i Nattavaara. I Uppsala väntar jobbet som städerska på rasbiologiska institutet och ett liv med sin stora kärlek, den kontroversielle professor Lundborg. Snart blir Maja varse att verkligheten i... Read more

Helena

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Marcel Coenders

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Verlies jezelf in het rijke verhalenweefsel van Charles Dickens met 'Helena'. Dit minder bekende meesterwerk van de befaamde verteller is een meeslepende reis door intrigerende personages en de charmante wereld van Dickens. Geplaatst tegen de achtergrond van het Victoriaanse Engeland, verkent 'Helena' thema's als liefde, samenleving en de... Read more

Juffrouw Lirriper en haar Commensalen

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Marcel Coenders

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Met 'Juffrouw Lirriper en haar Commensalen' kun je jezelf onderdompelen in de charmante en soms komische wereld van Charles Dickens. Deze verzameling verhalen geeft een boeiende kijk op de dagelijkse activiteiten van de verschillende personages die samenkomen in het pension van Miss Lirriper. Laat je meevoeren door Dickens' onnavolgbare... Read more

Disappearance of a Scribe

By: Dana Stabenow

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Disappearance of a Scribe by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.

In this exquisite, absorbing historical mystery, Tetisheri, confidant of Queen Cleopatra, must solve a troubling case in ancient Alexandria.

Alexandria, 47BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – watches... Read more

Death of an Eye

By: Dana Stabenow

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.

'Outstanding' Washington Post.

ALEXANDRIA, 47 BC.

For three centuries, the House of Ptolemy has governed the Kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra – seventh of her name – rules from Alexandria, that beacon of commerce and learning that stands between the burning sands of the... Read more

Theft of an Idol

By: Dana Stabenow

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Theft of an Idol by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.

When Cleopatra's most beloved actress disappears, her new Eye of Isis must solve a case that will lead to the darkest corners of Alexandria.

From the palaces of Alexandria reigns Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of... Read more

Sons of Darkness

By: Gourav Mohanty

Narrated by: Homer Todiwala

Length: 24 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Sons of Darkness by Gourav Mohanty, read by Homer Todiwala.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON MEETS SUCCESSION IN AN EPIC REIMAGINING OF THE MAHABHARATA

'An unforgettable wild journey set in re-imagined Vedic India' SF Book Review
'Like Game of Thrones in an Indian alternative universe... exhilarating... heralds the arrival of a special new... Read more

Breakout at Stalingrad

By: Heinrich Gerlach

Narrated by: Paul Holme

Length: 24 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Breakout at Stalingrad by Heinrich Gerlach, read by Paul Holme.

One of the greatest novels of the Second World War' The Times.

'A remarkable find' Antony Beevor.
'A masterpiece' Mail on Sunday. Stalingrad, November 1942. Lieutenant Breuer dreams of returning home for Christmas. But he and his fellow German soldiers will spend... Read more

An Angel Sings

By: Nadine Dorries

Narrated by: Nadine Dorries

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents An Angel Sings written and read by Nadine Dorries.

A stunning short story from Sunday Times bestseller Nadine Dorries.

1950s Liverpool.

Christmas is one of the most harrowing times of year for the nurses of St Angelus Hospital.

The Matron takes on Tilly, a new clerk, to ease the load in the busy festive period. Tilly is bright... Read more

Odin's Game

By: Tim Hodkinson

Narrated by: Rycharde Everley

Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson, read by Rycharde Everley.

FAST-PACED, DETAILED AND BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN [FOR] FANS OF BERNARD CORNWELL, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN AND THEODORE BRUN' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY.
Not everyone will survive, but who will conquer all in Odin's game?

AD 916.

In the Orkney Isles, a young woman flees her home to... Read more

The Raven Banner

By: Tim Hodkinson

Narrated by: Rycharde Everley

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Raven Banner by Tim Hodkinson, read by Rycharde Everley.

FAST-PACED, DETAILED AND BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN [FOR] FANS OF BERNARD CORNWELL, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN AND THEODORE BRUN' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY.

Einar Unnsson will be a great warrior, whether he wants it or not.

AD 935 – Late Winter, City of Jorvik.

Einar Unnsson is... Read more

The Wolf Hunt

By: Tim Hodkinson

Narrated by: Rycharde Everley

Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Wolf Hunt by Tim Hodkinson, read by Rycharde Everley.

Fast-paced, detailed and brilliantly written [for] fans of Bernard Cornwell, George R.R. Martin, and especially Theodore Brun' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
When you can't protect everyone, who will you save?
Iceland, AD 935

Einar Unnsson is destined to be great. When he... Read more

The Serpent King

By: Tim Hodkinson

Narrated by: Rycharde Everley

Length: 13 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Serpent King by Tim Hodkinson, read by Rycharde Everley.

The fight for vengeance has no victors...

AD 936

The great warrior, Einar Unnsson, wants revenge. His mother's assassin has stolen her severed head and Einar is hungry for his blood. Only one thing holds him back. He is a newly sworn in Wolf Coat, and must accompany... Read more

Trials and Tribulations

By: Jean Grainger

Narrated by: Siobhan Waring

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, 1950 Three sisters, the three men that love them, and a house that could consume them all. Assuming their roles as the new Lord and Lady Kenefick and returning to Robinswood with the plan to drag it back from the brink of dereliction, is taking its toll on Kate and Sam. With a young family to raise, a very... Read more

The Star and the Shamrock

By: Jean Grainger

Narrated by: Siobhan Waring

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Ariella Bannon has no choice: she must put her precious children, Liesl and Erich, on that train or allow them to become prey for the Nazis. Berlin 1939. When her husband doesn’t come home one day, Ariella realises that the only way she can ensure her Jewish children’s safety is to avail of the Kindertransport, but can she bear to let them go? A... Read more

The Emerald Horizon

By: Jean Grainger

Narrated by: Siobhan Waring

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Berlin, 1944 Ariella Bannon is being hunted. Someone is determined to betray her as a Jew, but she has survived against incredible odds, and the end is in sight. She will be reunited with her precious children, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, Liesl and Erich have found a home in Ireland away from the chaos of war-ravaged Europe. As the dark... Read more

A Regency Christmas Double

By: Rosie Chapel

Narrated by: Rosie Chapel

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a pair of Christmas novellas, Heart Rescued and Catch a Snowflake.Heart Rescued (originally published in the Tales for the Season Anthology)Four years since Jasper lost the woman he was hoping to marry. Four years since he closed his heart, and withdrew from Society. He has no idea his reclusive existence is about to be shattered. Enter... Read more

Память

By: Vladarg Delsat

Narrated by: Yana Vachtina

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Добро пожаловать в один из древнейших миров Таурис. Долгое время люди, лишенные дара колдовать, жили тут в согласии и дружбе с магами. Но равновесие было нарушено. Волшебники решили, что они лучше остальных. В Великобритании идеи превосходства стали особенно популярны. Под видом "школы колдовства" на одном из островов организовали... Read more

La surprise du Marquis

By: Dama Beltrán

Narrated by: Ediciones Beltran

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Roger Bennett, le futur marquis de Riderland, se définit lui-même comme un gentleman prêt à aider les pauvres malheureuses dépourvues de plaisirs sexuels. Il aime tellement sa vie qu'il veut continuer comme ça jusqu'à la fin de ses jours. Cependant, une personne brisera cette vie de débauche qu'il désire tant maintenir.
Résigné à vivre avec une... Read more

Bradley's Bride

By: Kathleen Lawless

Narrated by: David Lane

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Betrothed to the girl-next-door?Bradley can’t believe his bad luck. All because of one innocent kiss!He’ll never be husband material. Not with his past.Amanda agrees! If Bradley won’t woo her, who needs him?Until her secret, guaranteed to keep her safe from the man driving terror into the hearts of the locals,is stolen.Bradley doesn’t want... Read more

The heart of inspector O'Brian (male version)

By: Dama Beltrán

Narrated by: Ediciones Beltrán

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

He never left a battle without a fight, but she made it quite clear she hadn't been born to be with him.
Depressed, humiliated, and with a broken heart, O'Brian is determined to destroy the feeling he has for his great love.However, when Brian convinces himself he's not thinking about her, life gives him a second chance. This time, he won't allow... Read more