Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Words In My Hand

By: Guinevere Glasfurd

Narrated by: Abigail Hollick

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

'EXCELLENT... AN ENTIRELY UNSENTIMENTAL LOVE STORY WITH A MEMORABLE AND ENGAGING HEROINE' - The Times (Book of the Month)

For fans of The Miniaturist and Girl With a Pearl Earring, The Words in My Hand is the re-imagined true story of Helena Jans, a Dutch maid in 17th-century Amsterdam, who works for Mr Sergeant the English bookseller. When a... Read more

Fall From Grace

By: David Ashton

Narrated by: David Ashton

Length: 14 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.
THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.

'DAVID ASHTON IMPECCABLY EVOKES EDINBURGH' Financial Times
ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times
'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox
'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society
'A REAL PAGE-TURNER' Sunday Post
'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO'... Read more

The Lady of Misrule

By: Suzannah Dunn

Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

I saw her file it away: a good Catholic girl come to supervise her in her detention. Every girl in England, now, under the circumstances, made sure to be a good Catholic girl. Except her, of course. And, if only she knew it, me.

Escorting 'nine days queen' Lady Jane Grey across the Tower of London from throne room into imprisonment is Elizabeth... Read more

An East End Christmas

By: Elizabeth Waite

Narrated by: Annie Aldington

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Carla Scofield has looked after her family since she was a teenager but it's never been a bother because there isn't anything she wouldn't do for those closest to her. Warm, friendly, and with the ability to make everyone around her laugh, she carries her burden proudly.

As the years roll past, Carla sees life around her change dramatically.... Read more

The Death of Robin Hood

By: Angus Donald

Narrated by: Mike Rogers

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

'I charge you, Sir Alan Dale, with administering my death. At the end of the game, I would rather die by your hand than any other'

England rebels

War rages across the land. In the wake of Magna Carta, King John's treachery is revealed and the barons rise against him once more. Fighting with them is the Earl of Locksley - the former outlaw Robin... Read more

The World According to Anna

By: Jostein Gaarder

Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

When fifteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong with Anna; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing.

Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, in a wasteland peopled by ragged... Read more

Altar of Blood: Empire IX

By: Anthony Riches

Narrated by: Saul Reichlin

Length: 15 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

'A master of the genre' The Times

The ninth novel in the thrilling Empire sequence leads Centurion Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians to the battlefield that was one of Rome's most disastrous defeats.

The Tungrians have no sooner returned to Rome than they find themselves tasked with a very different mission to their desperate exploits in... Read more

The Black Stone

By: Nick Brown

Narrated by: Nigel Peever

Length: 17 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

AD 273.

Obsessed by the solar religions of the east, the emperor Aurelian sets out to obtain every sacred object within his realm. But one - a mysterious rock said to channel the power of the sun god - lies beyond his reach. Warrior-priest Ilaha has captured the legendary stone and is using it to raise an army against Rome.

For Imperial agent... Read more

The Madagaskar Plan

By: Guy Saville

Narrated by: Richard Burnip

Length: 20 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant "what if" novel of the years after WW2 for fans of The Man in the High Castle.

1953. Britain and her Empire are diminished. Nazi Germany controls Europe and a vast African territory. There has been no Holocaust. Instead, the Jews have been exiled to Madagaskar, a tropical ghetto ruled by the SS.

Returning home after a disastrous... Read more

Mistress of the Just Land

By: David Ashton

Narrated by: David Ashton & Siobhan Redmond

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in a new series by the creator of Inspector McLevy.

New Year's Day - and through the misty streets of Victorian Edinburgh an elegant, female figure walks the cobblestones - with a certain vengeful purpose.

Jean Brash, the Mistress of the Just Land, brings her cool intelligence to solving a murder, a murder that took place in her own... Read more

A Trick of the Light

By: David Ashton

Narrated by: David Ashton

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.

THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.

'DAVID ASHTON IMPECCABLY EVOKES EDINBURGH' Financial Times
ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times
'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox
'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society
'A REAL PAGE-TURNER' Sunday Post
'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO'... Read more

The Siege

By: Nick Brown

Narrated by: Nigel Peever

Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

270 AD
Rome has ruled Syria for over three centuries. But now the weakened empire faces a desperate threat: Queen Zenobia of Palmyra has turned her Roman-trained army against her former masters and the once invincible legions have been crushed. Arabia, Palestine and Egypt have fallen and now Antioch, Syria's capital, stands exposed.
Cassius... Read more

Nor Will He Sleep

By: David Ashton

Narrated by: David Ashton

Length: 14 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.

THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.

1887. The streets of Edinburgh seethe with anarchy as two gangs of students rival each other in wild exploits. After a pitched battle between them, an old woman is found savagely battered to death in Leith Harbour.

Enter the Thieftaker - Inspector Jame McLevy. With... Read more

Eddas Aufbruch - 1968: Sie rebelliert gegen das Schweigen und sucht nach der Wahrheit (Ungekürzt)

By: Beate Rösler

Narrated by: Jasmine Kadisch

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine junge Frau durchbricht die Mauer des Schweigens Frankfurt, 1967: Ihre Eltern drängen auf ein Studium, doch Edda geht als Au-pair nach Paris. In einem politisch aufgeheizten Mai verliebt sie sich in den Studenten Marcel, der neue Fragen in ihr weckt: Auf welcher Seite standen ihre Eltern während des Nationalsozialismus? Zurück in Frankfurt... Read more

Fräulein Liebe und das Glück der Bücher - Die Rhein-Buchhandlung, Band 1 (ungekürzt)

By: Susanne Esser

Narrated by: Lina Syren

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Wirren der letzten Tage des 2. Weltkriegs, eine junge Frau auf der Suche nach einer Zukunft - und das Glück der Bücher "Fräulein Liebe und das Glück der Bücher" ist der Auftakt der historischen Familiensaga um eine Buchhandlung im zauberhaften Andernach am Rhein. Im Frühjahr 1945 steht die 18-jährige Eva Liebe endgültig vor dem Nichts: Im... Read more

De cómo un rey perdió Francia (Los Reyes Malditos 7)

By: Maurice Druon

Narrated by: Luis Grau

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Séptimo y último volumen de la serie «Los Reyes Malditos». En esta novela Maurice Druon revive el reinado de Juan II, a mediados del siglo XIV. Este monarca, que pasó a la historia como Juan el Bueno, fue un hombre vanidoso y cruel, al tiempo que indeciso e incapaz. Francia, desgarrada por luchas entre clanes y facciones, mientras los impuestos... Read more

El rapto del sol (Completo)

By: Baldomero Lillo

Narrated by: Estela Marquez

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"El Rapto del Sol" de Baldomero Lillo es un cuento que profundiza en la vida de los mineros en Chile durante finales del siglo XIX. Retrata las duras condiciones laborales, la explotación y las luchas que enfrentan los mineros y sus familias. La narrativa sigue a un grupo de mineros mientras navegan por las peligrosas minas, luchando por la... Read more

El suicida sustituto (Completo)

By: Giovanni Papini

Narrated by: Marcos Ballate

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"El Suicida Sustituto" de Giovanni Papini es una novela filosófica e introspectiva que explora las profundidades de la desesperación humana y el cuestionamiento existencial. La narrativa gira en torno al protagonista, quien, desilusionado de la vida, decide poner fin a su propia existencia. Sin embargo, antes de llevar a cabo su plan, se... Read more

Wir Töchter von Sparta

By: Claire Heywood

Narrated by: Irina Scholz

Length: 12 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Wer waren die Frauen, die hinter dem Trojanischen Krieg standen?

Die Schwestern Helena und Klytämnestra brechen in Claire Heywoods Neuerzählung des Trojanischen Kriegs Wir Töchter von Sparta endlich ihr Schweigen.

Helena und Klytämnestra sind durch ihre Schönheit und ihren Stand nichts als Überfluss gewohnt, ganz Griechenland liegt ihnen zu Füßen:... Read more

El mundo tal como va. Vision de Babuc, escrita por el mismo (Completo)

By: Voltaire

Narrated by: Luis Marquez

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"El Mundo Tal Como Va... Visión de Babuc Escrita por el Mismo" es un cuento filosófico de Voltaire. La narración sigue a Babouc, un viajero que visita varios países y es testigo de las costumbres y modales de sus habitantes. A través de sus observaciones, Babouc reflexiona sobre los absurdos del comportamiento humano, las normas sociales y la... Read more

The Two Loves of Sophie Strom

By: Sam Taylor

Narrated by: Beth Eyre & Jot Davies

Length: 14 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

'The characters are wonderful - a truly moving and fully human. A magnificent achievement.' LEÏLA SLIMANI 'Impressive . . . it gripped my heart and imagination.' JO BROWNING WROE One man, one choice, two lifetimes. A house fire, Vienna, 1933: thirteen-year-old Max is orphaned, disfigured and adopted by an Aryan family who change his... Read more

Blut und Feder (ungekürzt)

By: Peter Hohmann

Narrated by: Felix Borrmann

Length: 17 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Alles hat seinen Preis - Glück, Liebe, Hoffnung. Eines Tages muss diese Schuld beglichen werden - und manchmal muss man viel mehr geben, als man einst bekam ... Ein düster angehauchter Fantasy-Roman im historischen Kontext Germaniens, einer Epoche voller Mythen, Legenden und gefährlicher Magie. Das Christentum breitet sich aus, doch die alten... Read more

The Search for King Midas Tomb

By: Gabriel Drake

Narrated by: Mikael Naramore

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In the shadows of history, where myths blend with reality, lies a secret that has remained hidden for centuries — the tomb of King Midas, the legendary ruler who could turn anything he touched into gold. But what if the myth was real? What if the greatest treasure known to man was waiting to be discovered?The Search for King Midas' Tomb thrusts... Read more

Memoirs of a Reluctant Archaeologist

By: Yvonne Kjorlien

Narrated by: Yvonne Kjorlien

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Archaeology is a glamorous career, right?Elise Marquette likes dead people but digging up the dead doesn't pay. Consulting Archaeology does. Her desperate need for money has biological anthropologist Elise stuck in a mundane job working for greedy, callous oil companies. It's a soul-sucking existence and she can't see a way out.As if that wasn't... Read more