Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Possessed

Fyodor Dostoyevsky portrays the 19th century imperial Russia through his political fiction novel The Possessed. The author narrates the conflicts and collision of various ideologies like Nihilism, Shigalevism, Slavophilism, and Tsarism though his key characters. Many of the characters represent different types within this ideological conflict. By e..

Dead Souls

by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol's political fiction novel Dead Souls exposed the political scams in the 18th century Russian Empire. Farm labors called Serfs are allowed to be owned by Landlords in the then Russia. Landlords are taxed based on the Serfs they own, and the delay in Serf Census lead to to unnecessary expense of paying tax for Serfs who are d..

The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

by Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding's bildungsroman The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling narrates the story of an illegitimate child who grows up in an aristocratic society. Tom's controversial birth status haunts him when his proposal to marry Sophia. The novel progress with low quality content once Tom is expelled from Allworthy's estate and forced to lead his life ..

The Moon and Sixpence

by William Somerset Maugham

The Moon and Sixpence is a novel written by William Somerset Maugham. Though the author does not disclose, it is persumed the central character resembles the life of painter Paul Gauguin. Strickland, a London stock broker in search of carreer in painting moves to Paris leaving his family without any financial support. His miserable life at Paris co..

Ann Veronica

by H. G. Wells

H.G. Wells' one of the most controversial novels, Ann Veronica explores the minds of new age woman. When her father unaccepted her wish to be a free woman, Ann Veronica Stanley exits from her family and moves to London to lead the lifestyle she wanted. Her encounter with a married academic Capes makes her to realize the heavy price she had to pay f..

The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Stevenson's novel The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is considered to be the finest work by him and vastly differs from his early themes of success through adventures. Durrisdeer, one of the noble families in Scotland is in a dilemma whether to support Jacob or King George. The family knows retaining their estate would be risky, if they supp..

The Blockade Runners

by Jules Verne

Jules Verne's war fiction The Blockade Runners set around end of American Civil War, recalling real life incidents of failed blockade runners in the Union Army's Charleston harbor. A desperate Scottish merchant build his fast running ships to trade cotton with Confederates. James Playfair, boarding his ship jeopardize the merchant's plans, while Pl..

The White Company

by Arthur Conan Doyle

A historical adventure work by the famous detective novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company narrates the adventures of three brave men meeting at an inn hailing from different background. Alleyne, brought up in abbey leaves the place as per his fathers will and meet Sam Aylward, an archer and John of Hordle, who was expelled from abbey. They..