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The Woodlanders

By: Thomas Hardy
Narrated by: Samuel West
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 Set in the Dorset landscape familiar to Hardy novels, The Woodlanders concerns the fortunes of Giles Winterborne, whose love for the well-do-do Grace Melbury is challenged by the arrival of a dashing and dissolute doctor, Edred Fitzpiers. When the mysterious Mrs Charmond further complicates the romantic entanglements, marital choice and class mobility become inextricably linked.(P)2014 Audible, Inc. Classics Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Heartfelt Tear-jerking Emotionally Gripping
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"The foremost novelist of his time." (Geoffrey Harvey, The Complete Critical Guide to Thomas Hardy)
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Very gentle and enjoyable. Lovely to listen to and do the ironing. x x x

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I love Thomas Hardy but had never read this one. I thought it may not be as well written as his later ones but it is just as evocative and beautifully expressed as any other. The story, though typical, is perhaps slightly less convoluted than some ? But never fear there is still plenty of coincidence and misunderstanding! Excellently narrated.

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Hardy describes the woods in exquisite detail most excellent narrator carries the story so well.

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This is one of Hardy's best books narrated by one of Audibles best voices. Brilliant!

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I read or listen to this book every couple of years. Descriptive, and so beautiful. Read the first chapter,

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