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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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One of the great novelists of British literature, Thomas Hardy caused quite a stir when this powerful novel was first published. Michael Henchard, down on his luck and drunk, sells his wife and child to a sailor for five guineas. As time goes by, Henchard becomes Mayor of Casterbridge—but he cannot escape the tragedy of his past.
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A cracking Hardy read.
- By Manda N on 29-04-19
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 23-09-11
- Language: English
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The Essential Classics: Volume 1
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; Anna Karenina; The Magic Mountain; Tess of the D'Urbevilles; & Bleak House
- By: Leo Tolstoy, Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Mann, and others
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Miranda Raison, Pearl Mackie, and others
- Length: 139 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The Essential Classics: Volume 1 brings together some of the most astute, gripping and tragic works written in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, beautifully read by Miranda Raison, Pearl Mackie, Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, and Olivia Dowd. Spanning English, Russian and German literature, in this collection you will find the terrifying trials of iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, Dickens’s cutting social commentary in Bleak House, as well as classic coming-of-age narratives with The Magic Mountain and Tolstoy’s realist masterpiece in Anna Karenina.
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The Essential Classics: Volume 1
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; Anna Karenina; The Magic Mountain; Tess of the D'Urbevilles; & Bleak House
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Miranda Raison, Pearl Mackie, Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Olivia Dowd
- Series: The Essential Classics (SNR Audio)
- Length: 139 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 18-09-25
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged
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Hardy’s classic ‘pastoral tale’ of wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, the faithful shepherd, the lonely widower and the dashing but faithless soldier. An immediate success when it was first published in 1874, Thomas Hardy’s ‘pastoral tale’ of the wilful...
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The beautiful voice and delivery of Martin Shaw.
- By Catherine Fogarty on 23-03-25
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 01-07-05
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Peta Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Henchard, a young hay trusser, overindulges in rum-laced furmity and quarrels with his wife, Susan. Spurred by alcohol, he decides to auction off his wife and baby daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, to a sailor, Mr. Newson, for five guineas. Once sober the next day, he is too late to recover his family. When he realizes that his wife and daughter are gone, probably for good, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far (21).
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Competency of the narrator
- By Teresa on 24-01-25
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Narrated by: Peta Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 08-09-10
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd & The Return of the Native
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Tadhg Hynes
- Length: 28 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel. It centers on the lives of five characters: Gabriel Oak, Bathsheba Everdene, Mr Boldwood, Sgt. Troy, and Fanny Robin. The plot involves love, loyalty, death, and betrayal, and all this is delivered to us in Hardy's most eloquent prose. The images of character and nature are painted for our mind's eye with sublime style.
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Far from the Madding Crowd & The Return of the Native
- Narrated by: Tadhg Hynes
- Length: 28 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 25-02-16
- Language: English
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The Return of the Native
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Virginia Woolf once called Thomas Hardy "the greatest tragic writer among English novelists". His atmospheric novels were often considered shocking upon their publication. In this classic, Clym Yeobright returns to Egdon Heath from Paris, intending to settle down and improve the lives of his townspeople. But the alluring and mysterious Eustacia Vye has other plans. Like so many of Hardy’s masterpieces, The Return of the Native is both a rich character study and a critical examination of Victorian society.
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The Return of the Native
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 08-07-11
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd (1895 Edition)
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in rural Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd describes the life and relationships of a woman Farmer, Bathsheba Everdene. First with the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, then her lonely neighbor William Boldwood, and finally, the prodigal soldier Sergeant Frank Troy.
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Far from the Madding Crowd (1895 Edition)
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 24-10-23
- Language: English
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Jude the Obscure
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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His last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure provoked such widespread and bitter attacks that Hardy claimed it caused him to stop writing novels. The primary causes of the uproar involved Hardy’s frank treatment of sexual themes and his unconventional portrayal of the pillars of Victorian society: the British university system, marriage, and religion. Today, many consider this to be Hardy’s finest work.
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Jude the Obscure
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-05-11
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Abridged
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> Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels. It tells the story of the young farmer Gabriel Oak and his love for and pursuit of the elusive Bathsheba Everdene, whose wayward nature leads her to both tragedy and true love. It tells of the dashing Sergeant Troy whose rakish philosophy of life was "...The past was yesterday; never, the day after." And lastly, of the introverted and reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr Boldwood.
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Talking Classics
- By Paula Puddephatt on 31-12-25
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 11-07-12
- Language: English
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Poems of the Past and the Present
- By: Thomas Hardy
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Poems of the Past and the Present is the second collection of poems by Thomas Hardy published in 1901. It is divided into 5 sections, War Poems, Poems of Pilgrimage, Miscellaneous Poems, Imitations and Retrospect. The first poem is a tribute to Queen Victoria written in the week of her death. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)
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Life's Little Ironies
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: David Wales
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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"Life's Little Ironies" by Thomas Hardy is a collection of short stories that explore the intricacies and complexities of human relationships and the irony that often arises in life. From tragic love affairs to unexpected twists of fate, these tales will captivate listeners with their vivid characters and thought-provoking themes. The audiobook is a perfect choice for those who enjoy classic literature with a touch of irony and humor.
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Life's Little Ironies
- Narrated by: David Wales
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 17-05-23
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Pamela Garelick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Rooted in an actual case of wife-selling in early nineteenth-century England, the story builds into an awesome Sophoclean drama of guilt and revenge, in which the strong, willful Henchard rises to a position of wealth and power, only to achieve a most bitter downfall. Proud, obsessed, ultimately committed to his own destruction, Henchard is, as Albert Guerard has said, "Hardy's Lord Jim...his only tragic hero and one of the greatest tragic heroes in all fiction."
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Great art, narrated by a great artist
- By Ehab on 17-05-09
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Narrated by: Pamela Garelick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 05-03-04
- Language: English
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Tess Of The D'urbervilles
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Claire Rushbrook, Adam Godley, James D'Arcy, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Tess Durbeyfield, the most tragic of Thomas Hardy's heroines. Adapted by Alan Sharp for BBC Radio 4. John Durbeyfield (Keith Barron) learns that he is descended from the aristocratic Norman family of d'Urbervilles. He encourages his daughter, Tess (Claire Rushbrook), to befriend the...
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Tess Of The D'urbervilles
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Claire Rushbrook, Adam Godley, James D'Arcy, Full Cast, Keith Barron
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 16-06-08
- Language: English
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Far From the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Julie Christie
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is perhaps the best-known of Hardy's works. The story centres around the beautiful and wilful Bathsheba Everdene, mistress of Weatherbury Upper Farm, and the three men who love her. Hardy combines outstanding description of West Country rural life with a deep sense of...
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Surprising
- By Paula Diggle on 05-07-17
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Far From the Madding Crowd
- Narrated by: Julie Christie
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 17-04-07
- Language: English
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A Literary Love Affair
- By: William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, and others
- Narrated by: Natalie Thomas, Benjamin O’Mahony
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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This anthology looks back over some of the great love affairs of literary history. It includes readings of poetry, letters and scenes from fiction written by British poets and authors from Shakespearian times to the twentieth century. Here are real-life romantic couples, such as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats and Fanny Brawne, Lord Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb, Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning.
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A Literary Love Affair
- Narrated by: Natalie Thomas, Benjamin O’Mahony
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-06-14
- Language: English
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Adaptation)
- Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 6
- By: Thomas Hardy, Clare West - adaptation
- Narrated by: Judy Parkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family. She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and does not know the cruel ways of the world. So, when a rich young man says he loves her, she is careful - but not careful enough. He is persuasive, and she is overwhelmed. It is not her fault, but the world says it is.... An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Thomas Hardy original by Clare West.
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lovely book last read as my school book.
- By GAEL on 29-08-19
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Adaptation)
- Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 6
- Narrated by: Judy Parkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 07-01-11
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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The tale of spirited farmer Bathsheba Everdene and the three suitors who vie for her attention is the first of Hardy’s Wessex novels. Passion and tragedy abound against the backdrop of a 19th-century rural idyll, as Hardy sets the tone for his subsequent forays into the life and love stories of this fictional county.
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 07-08-24
- Language: English
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Kate Petrie
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
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The story of Tess, daughter of a poor peddler, is one of heartbreak and sorrow, deception and indecency. When sent to live with a wealthy family, the D'Urbervilles, who are not who they appear to be, Tess endures many hardships and abuse, while trying to make a fortune with the family to whom she believes she is related to. The abuse leads to her getting pregnant by a man named Alec.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- Narrated by: Kate Petrie
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 29-09-16
- Language: English
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Popular Personage at Home
- By: Thomas Hardy
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of 'A Popular Personage at Home' by Thomas Hardy. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 15, 2023. ------ A dog's point of view? - Summary by David Lawrence
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