Tales of Old 1 – A Lion Rampant
by Jean Davidson read by Tony Honickberg Period: 1300s Setting: England This story ©Jean Davidson 2001, first appeared in The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits, edited by Mike Ashley You may,...
View ArticleTales of Old 2 – The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Period: 1800’s Setting: American West By Stephen Crane Read by Shawn Robertson Text version The great Pullman was whirling onward with such dignity of motion that a glance from the window seemed simply...
View ArticleTales of Old 3 – The Friendship of Monsieur Jeynois
Period: Early 1800’s Setting: Napoleonic wars at sea. By William Hope Hodgeson Read by Kevin Harty Read full text Captain Drool and the two mates sat in the cabin and argued, gross and uncouth; but...
View ArticleTales of Old 4 – History
Period: 20th Century By J.J. Steinfeld Read by Shawn Robertson When the tall man, without knocking or uttering a word, entered the two-bedroom apartment, the small woman inside tried to throw her arms...
View ArticleTales of Old 5 – Natural Law
Period: 19th Century By Don D’Ammassa Read by Malcolm Grieve I do so enjoy a picnic,” said Miss Harrington. “I feel that it’s quite important not to lose touch with the natural world. Don’t you agree...
View ArticleTales of Old 6 – I Tre
By Townsend Walker Read by Shawn Robertson Historical Fiction Period: 20th Century Setting: Italy In a narrow cobbled street in the village of San Giovanni nestled in the hills of Calabria, on a Monday...
View ArticleTales of Old 7 – The Collapse
By Dave Schofield projects Read by Jane Osborn A gripping tale of from the mines of north England in the 1800s. At five thirty I hear the back-gate creak and his heavy boots. The stones laid in our...
View ArticleTales of Old 8 – Murder Unauthorized
By Amy Myers Read by Tony Honickberg Setting: Jacobean England Time: early 1600′s Amy Myers (aka Harriet Hudson) is a master of historical fiction, and even more exciting, historical crime. What could...
View ArticleTales of Old 9 – The Devil’s Sonata
By Robert J. Santa Read by Shawn Robertson Period: early 1700′s Setting: Assisi, Italy Today’s historical fiction returns us to Italy, this time to the monastery of St. Francis of Assisi where we find...
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Tales of Old 10 – Night Witch
By Anatoly Belilovsky Read by Melissa Hartzel Period: World War II Setting: Russian front Historical fiction from the front lines of the Great Patriotic War. By November of 1941 the German army was...
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Tales of Old 11-Hearts of Ash
By: Pat Tompkins Read by: Shawn Robertson Period: American Civil War Setting: New York City Not all of the action in the Civil War happened on the battlefield. Today’s historical fiction brings us...
View ArticleTales of Old-12 The Winter of War
By Heather Parker Read by Bethsheba Paramor Period: 1940′s Setting: World War II Our first outing into alternate history. The German paratroopers have taken the north of England. When Amy Miller...
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Tales of Old 13 – Fools & Once Upon a Dwarf
This is our first historical fiction double header. Our theme this week is fools and jesters. It was common for monarchs, especially in Europe to keep a fool on hand to tell jokes and generally amuse....
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Tales of Old 14 – Affairs of the Union
By Steve Sagarra Read by Shawn Robertson This week’s historical fiction is a story about espionage and the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee by Steve Sagarra. To put us in the moment, I’ve included...
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Tales of Old 15 – Origin of the Origin
Period: 1800′s Setting: South America By Roselyn Silverman – her latest story is in Midwest Literary Magazine Read by Kevin Harty Check out the History Chicks podcast Closing music: Evolution Rocks by...
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Tales of Old 16 – Red Russia, White Night
by Igor Teper read by Shawn Robertson Period: 1930′s Setting: Soviet Union What if the great Igor Sikorsky, inventor of the American helicopter, had not left Russia when the great civil war began? In...
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Tales of Old 17 – The Theatre Conundrum
by Edward P. McDermott read by Malcolm Grieve Period: Elizabethan England Some of the best theater takes place after the curtains have fallen and the last patron leaves. This weeks historical fiction...
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Tales of Old 18 – When I Come Again
By P.D.R. Lindsay Read by Shawn Robertson Period: Mid Roman Empire Music after the story by Marc Gunn The tune is an old one, a soldiers’ song springing into my head to match the pace of my steps. I’m...
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Tales of Old 19 – Ghosts of the Golden House & Nightingales
Ghosts of the Golden House By Andrew MacRae Read by Shawn Robertson Period: Roman times The Golden House of Nero. Mere words coined by mortals cannot possibly begin to describe that monument to one...
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Tales of Old 20 – The Grand Prior of Minorca
By Washington Irving Read by Shawn Robertson Period: 1750′s Setting: Malta The once gallant Knights of Malta, the Order of St. John, have grown wealthy and degenerate, but swords are still drawn when...
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