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The Hand of Ethelberta
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Simon Evers
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In "The Hand of Ethelberta", Thomas Hardy explores the complexities of love and class in Victorian England through the story of a young woman who rises from being a governess to marrying into the aristocracy. With his signature wit and insight, Hardy delves into themes of social mobility, gender roles, and the power of love to transcend societal expectations. The audiobook brings this delightful tale to life, immersing the listener in the richly detailed world of 19th-century England.
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The Hand of Ethelberta
- Narrated by: Simon Evers
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 19-05-23
- Language: English
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A Laodicean
- A Story of Today
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Paula Power, the daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions a young architect from London, George Somerset, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula. But Paula, the Laodicean of the title, meaning a person who is lukewarm or halfhearted, is torn between George's admiration and that of Captain De Stancy, whose old-world romanticism contrasts with Somerset's forward-looking outlook.
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Great story
- By Vanessa H. on 25-02-22
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A Laodicean
- A Story of Today
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 08-04-16
- Language: English
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The Well-Beloved
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Jocelyn Pierston, a successful sculptor, is helpless in the face of "the well-beloved": the manifestation of perfect womanhood that seems to move like a will-o'-the-wisp from one acquaintance to the next. It shapes his whole life. Where his artistry involves permanence - cold stone objects - his heart is caught by ephemeral beauty. After years spent in London, a return to his rocky birthplace, the Isle of Slingers, sparks Pierston's extraordinary involvement with three generations of the Caro family.
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The Well-Beloved
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 20-11-20
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Abridged
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In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself as a respected and prosperous pillar of the community of Casterbridge, but behind his success there always lurk the shameful secret of his past and a personality prone to self-destructive pride and temper. Hardy’s powerful and sympathetic study of the heroic but deeply flawed Henchard is also an intensely dramatic work.
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Great story
- By Paula Puddephatt on 31-12-25
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-07-12
- Language: English
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Animal Poetry
- By: Thomas Hardy, William Blake, Edward Lear, and others
- Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker, Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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We all love animals, even if sometimes its only from afar on TV or at a zoo. But many of us have felt a closer friendship and companionship with our friends in the animal world. We talk and react to them as if they really do understand us. Perhaps they do. In this volume Hardy, Thackeray, Carroll, DH Lawrence, Emily Dickinson, and many others share their words with our ears.
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A delightful book
- By Rachel on 27-04-11
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Animal Poetry
- Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker, Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe
- Length: 35 mins
- Release date: 08-07-10
- Language: English
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Thomas Hardy: The Short Stories
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Many giants of literature originate from the shores of these emerald isles: Shakespeare, Dickens, Chaucer, The Bronte sisters, and Austen. Most people would willingly add the name Thomas Hardy to that list. Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess Of the D’Urbervilles, and The Mayor of Casterbridge are but three of his literary masterpieces. Lesser known, yet equally impressive, are his short stories. Enjoy this delightful collection, read for you by Richard Mitchley.
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Thomas Hardy: The Short Stories
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Release date: 14-04-12
- Language: English
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Return of the Native
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Original Recording
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In Return of the Native, Clym Yeobright makes a poignant return to Egdon Heath, a remote collection of homes nestled in the haunting beauty of the Wessex moors. Here, he becomes entangled in a complex web of love that includes his cousin, Thomasin Yeobright; the enigmatic innkeeper, Damon Wildeve; the passionate and controversial Eustacia Vye; and the mysterious reddleman, Diggory Venn, whose skin bears the marks of his trade. This novel is quintessential Thomas Hardy, featuring his signature elements the rugged Wessex landscape, a tangle of romantic interests, a fateful wedding, and a ...
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- A Rural Painting of the Dutch School
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Tadhg Hynes
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Under the Greenwood Tree, Hardy's second novel, was published in 1872 and became the first of his great series of Wessex novels. The book, subtitled A Rural Painting of the Dutch School, tells the endearing tale of a group of church musicians who accompany the hymns at the local Mellstock parish choir and we follow the fortunes of one of its member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day.
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- A Rural Painting of the Dutch School
- Narrated by: Tadhg Hynes
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 09-04-14
- 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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Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Blackstone)
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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On her morning journey to earn money for her impoverished family, Tess' horse has an accident, forcing her to seek assistance from some newly rich relatives. There, she is vigorously pursued by Alec, who corners her in a field one night and takes advantage of her.
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Classic story but the delivery was a bit stilted
- By Miss E Stacey on 04-03-18
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Blackstone)
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 04-06-08
- Language: English
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Winter
- A Season In Verse
- By: Thomas Hardy, William Blake, Christina Rossetti, and others
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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At this time of the year, as the nights close in and the temperature drops, winter seems like a season that nobody really enjoys, and we look forward all the more to spring. For many children, however, it is the bounty of Christmas that steals their attention, and for others the renewal of the New Year. But for Nature it is a pause for breath, to take stock of what has gone by in the year to date and ready herself for the energies and dramatic development to the landscape that spring will bring.
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Monotonous reading
- By Hugh M. Clarke on 24-04-21
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Winter
- A Season In Verse
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 12-11-09
- Language: English
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More of the Greatest Mysteries of All Time
- By: Harlan Ellison, Vincent Starrett, Ruth Rendell, and others
- Narrated by: Harlan Ellison, David Warner, Stephanie Beacham, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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More of the Greatest Mysteries of All Time is the second in a series featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by the most acclaimed writers, past and present. From Thomas Hardy, O. Henry, Jack London, Vincent Starrett and everyone in between, this unique collection, edited by multi-award winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, is a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.
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More of the Greatest Mysteries of All Time
- Narrated by: Harlan Ellison, David Warner, Stephanie Beacham, David Birney, Judy Geeson, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Lukas Haas
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 30-09-09
- Language: English
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The Return of the Native
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Eustacia Vye, sensuous and wild as the moors of Egdon Heath, brings nothing but misfortune to her lovers, Damon Wildeve and Clym Yeobright. This, contrasted with the kindness and faithfulness of the reddleman Diggory Venn, Thomasin, and the local furze cutters, all combine to form a gripping tale.
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The Return of the Native
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 25-11-13
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Tadhg Hynes
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 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
- Narrated by: Tadhg Hynes
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 29-04-15
- Language: English
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Stories for Winter Evenings
- By: Hugh Walpole, W. F. Harvey, Mary E. Braddon, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A haunting collection of strange and macabre short stories, ideal for listening to around the fire on a cold winter evening.... 'The Last Leaf' by O. Henry, 'On the Northern Ice' by Elia W. Peattie, 'The Fire' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Tiger' by Hugh Walpole, 'Cool Air' by H. P. Lovecraft, 'The Missing Model' by Lettice Galbraith, 'The Cold Embrace' by Mary E. Braddon, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'Over an Absinthe Bottle' by W. C. Morrow, 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton.
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Stories for Winter Evenings
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 30-11-15
- Language: English
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A wonderfully evocative tale of the courtship of Fancy Day, newly arrived schoolmistress, by Dick Dewy, carrier of goods, during the four seasons of one year in Wessex. Most of Hardy’s work had tragedy woven into the narrative but ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ is full of whimsy and good humour. The story is not without its serious comment, however, as Hardy reflects on class division and the disappearance of heritage in the rural community.
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Hardys best.
- By stephen cleland on 18-06-19
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 21-01-11
- Language: English
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Two on a Tower
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Lonely Viviette Constantine awaits the return of her husband from a hunting expedition to Africa. She becomes involved with a young astronomer, Swithin St.Cleeve, who observes the night sky from a disused tower on her estate. Despite their differing ages and social backgrounds they soon find their destinies linked - but with fateful consequences.
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A Tragedy
- By Anonymous on 27-04-20
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Two on a Tower
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-11-10
- Language: English
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World's Greatest Christmas Stories
- By: O. Henry, Selma Lagerlöf, Beatrix Potter, and others
- Narrated by: Alonzo Stephens
- Length: 56 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Included: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Fir Tree (Hans Christian Andersen) The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen) The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Hans Christian Andersen) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe (Elizabeth Harrison) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Mary Returns The Doll The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) Toinette and the Elves (Susan Coolidge) The Mistletoe Bough (Anthony Trollope) Not if I Know It (Anthony Trollope) The Two Generals (Anthony Trollope) Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells) and more
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World's Greatest Christmas Stories
- Narrated by: Alonzo Stephens
- Length: 56 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-12-25
- Language: English
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Tess of The d'Ubervilles - Thomas Hardy
- By: Thomas Hardy
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Explore the complexities of society, morality, and fate through the lens of classic literature. This podcast presents a rotating collection of complete audiobooks, each week showcasing a different narrative that delves into themes of societal norms, personal struggle, and the consequences of choices. With each episode, listeners are introduced to a new story, offering a diverse array of perspectives from various time periods and literary styles. This is not a continuous saga but a series of distinct tales that provide insight, provoke thought, and offer an escape into different worlds. New ...
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The Woodlanders
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Peter Newcombe Joyce
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Grace Melbury, the timber merchant's daughter, comes back to Little Hintock after some years at finishing school. She was the childhood sweetheart of Giles Winterborne, a compassionate, caring man who works in the village. Melbury senior has promised himself that Grace and Giles will be married to recompense for him taking Giles' father's betrothed many years before. However, Grace is a different woman now, a sophisticated creature, and the suave, knowledgeable local doctor Fitzpiers takes an interest in her.
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A good listen
- By Amazon Customer on 18-11-17
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The Woodlanders
- Narrated by: Peter Newcombe Joyce
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 16-10-17
- Language: English
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