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Jude the Obscure
- Penguin English Library
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Jude Fawley, the stonemason excluded not by his wits but by poverty from the world of Christminster privilege, finds fulfilment in his relationship with Sue Bridehead. Both have left earlier marriages. Ironically, when tragedy tests their union it is Sue, the modern emancipated woman, who proves unequal to the challenge. Hardy’s fearless exploration of sexual and social relationships and his prophetic critique of marriage scandalised the late Victorian establishment and marked the end of his career as a novelist. Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives.
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A reading worthy of Hardy's gravitas
- By Kathryn Huntley on 05-01-17
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Jude the Obscure
- Penguin English Library
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 27-09-12
- Language: English
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Desperate Remedies
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: George Hagan
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Released in 1896, the story centers around young Cytherea Graye, who becomes a servant to Miss Auclyffe, a woman with a troubled past. There, she encounters Aeneas Manston, the incredibly handsome and charming steward of Miss Auclyffe. The anti-hero, Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, fascinates the innocent Cytherea though she is in love with another man.
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Average Hardy,not a Classic.
- By tonyridgway on 13-02-15
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Desperate Remedies
- Narrated by: George Hagan
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 23-07-09
- Language: English
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Clare Rushbrook, Adam Godley, James D'Arcy, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
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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 family of Stoke d'Urbervilles where she meets Alec d'Urberville (Adam Godley). Tess is ultimately seduced by Alec and the effects of their affair creates dramatic ripples in Tess's life. In an attempt to make a fresh start, Tess begins work in Wessex at the Talbothay's farm where she encounters Angel Clare (James D'Arcy), the younger son of a parson, who asks her to marry him.
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization
- Narrated by: Clare Rushbrook, Adam Godley, James D'Arcy, Keith Barron, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 16-06-08
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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A shameful act of drunken impetuousness results in Michael Henchard losing his wife and daughter in an auction. This evil deed remains secret for years, during which time Henchard climbs the social ladder from working as a roving hay-trusser to becoming the upstanding Mayor of Casterbridge.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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The Woodlanders
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Rufus Sewell
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Grace Melbury, the only daughter of a timber merchant, arrives home in Little Hintock after an expensive education, and her father looks to find a husband for her. There are two rivals for her hand: Giles Winterborne, a good-hearted yeoman and her childhood sweetheart; and Edred Fitzpiers, an ambitious young doctor of good family. Fitzpiers wins her, but the mismatch brings unhappiness not just to the young couple but to a wider circle in the woodland community.
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The Woodlanders
- Narrated by: Rufus Sewell
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 01-07-05
- 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: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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A bold new dramatisation of Thomas Hardy’s classic, giving his story a 21st-century resonance. Tess Durbeyfield is driven by poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urberville family. But meeting her cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. This classic criticism of social convention is given a new treatment in this full-cast adaptation which blows away the shepherd's pipe and heritage stereotype, foregrounding Hardy's social and sexual radicalism.
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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, Keith Barron, Lyndsey Marshall, David Thorpe, Kenny Blyth, Janice Acquah, Clare Corbett, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 15-04-21
- Language: English
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- The Mellstock Choir - A Rural Painting of the Dutch School
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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Under the Greenwood Tree is an affectionate and youthful portrait of a world Hardy knew well - village life in 'Wessex' - in which a romantic tale is set against changing circumstances. The traditional feature of local music making performed by the village band and choir is challenged by the modern innovation of organ and organist providing music in the church.
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Jamie Parker's narration is one of the best ...
- By J. E. on 17-07-19
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- The Mellstock Choir - A Rural Painting of the Dutch School
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-10-14
- Language: English
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A Laodicean
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Simon Evers
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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"A Laodicean" by Thomas Hardy is a captivating romance novel that follows the story of Paula Power, a wealthy heiress torn between her duty to marry for financial stability and her desire to follow her heart. As she navigates through the obstacles of love, social status and personal growth, Paula discovers the true meaning of happiness and fulfillment. This audiobook is filled with vivid descriptions of the Victorian era, complex characters and unexpected plot twists that will keep you engaged until the very end.
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A Laodicean
- Narrated by: Simon Evers
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 30-05-23
- Language: English
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The Christmas Collection (Unabridged Selections)
- By: Thomas Hardy, William Shakespeare, Clive Sansom
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey, John Moffatt
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Christmas brings out the best and the worst in us, as can been seen in this evocative anthology. Among what Thomas Love Peacock calls the "many poetical charms in the heraldings of Christmas," there are eulogies by saints and diatribes from curmudgeons. Here, Christmas is expounded by divines, sung by rustics, deplored by philosophers, made mystical in stories and summed up in a line by the poet Elizabeth Jennings: "The hush, the star, the baby, people being kind again."
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Wonderful Christmas!
- By Andrew on 16-06-10
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The Christmas Collection (Unabridged Selections)
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey, John Moffatt
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-12-99
- Language: English
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The Withered Arm
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Thomas Hardy's sinister tale of jealousy, unrequited love and a mysterious and hideous curse. When Farmer Lodge brings his new wife home, nobody is more resentful and yet curious about her than his spurned former lover, Rhoda Brooke. But a terrifying and supernatural nightmare in which the two women fight, leaves strange and sinister marks on the young wife's arm. Over the weeks and months that follow, the arm begins to wither and wrinkle.
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The Withered Arm
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 27-02-13
- Language: English
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Favorite Poems for Children
- By: Lewis Carroll, James Reeves, Oliver Herford, and others
- Narrated by: Katinka Wolf
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Dance with a lobster, telephone an elephant or knock on a moonlit door - this collection includes magical, macabre, dramatic, funny, bizarre, absurd, delightful, moving and charming poems by Lewis Carroll, A.A. Milne, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, Kenneth Grahame and many others. Readers such as Anton Lesser, Simon Russell-Beale and Timothy West bring the lines beautifully to life and make this an ideal introduction to some of the best-loved children's poetry.
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Poetry Revisited
- By Judy Corstjens on 23-08-12
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Favorite Poems for Children
- Narrated by: Katinka Wolf
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 28-10-10
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and the respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.
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A must for Thomas Hardy followers!!
- By Harriet Morris on 24-03-09
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 29-07-08
- Language: English
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A Literary Christmas
- By: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Rudyard Kipling, and others
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Simon Callow
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Read by Juliet Stevenson and Simon Callow, A Literary Christmas is a seasonal anthology that collects together poems, short stories, and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the English language. Like Charles Dickens’ ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, they are representative of times old and new - from John Donne’s Elizabethan hymn over the baby Jesus to Rudyard Kipling’s "Christmas in India", from Thomas Tusser counting the cost of a Tudor feast to Laurie Lee’s "Cider with Rosie".
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Wonderful for Christmas
- By E. Lewis on 30-12-19
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A Literary Christmas
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Simon Callow
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 27-03-14
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
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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 Mayor of Casterbridge (Dramatised)
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: John Nettles, David Calder, Janet Dale
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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Drunk on rum at a country fair, Henchard sells his wife to a sailor for five guineas. Unable to find them and overcome with guilt and remorse he vows to be teetotal for 21 years. Many years later his wife seeks him out in Casterbridge, where he has gained both wealth and the well respected position of mayor.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge.
- By Lesley on 02-10-12
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: John Nettles, David Calder, Janet Dale
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 31-08-07
- Language: English
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Far from the Madding Crowd (Educational Edition)
- By: Thomas Hardy, Francis Gilbert
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Lucy Scott
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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In a remote corner of early Victorian England, where traditional practices remain untouched by time, Bathsheba Everdene stands out as a beacon of feminine independence and self-reliance. However, when confronted with three suitors, among them the dashing Sergeant Troy, she shows a reckless capriciousness which threatens the stability of the whole community.
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Far from the Madding Crowd (Educational Edition)
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Lucy Scott
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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The Woodlanders
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Peter Newcombe Joyce
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
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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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The Return of the Native
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
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Widely recognised as the most representative of Hardy’s Wessex novels. He evokes the dismal presence and menacing beauty of Egdon Heath – reaching out to touch the lives and fate of all who dwell on it. The central figure is Clym Yeobright, the returning ‘native’ and the story tells of his love for the beautiful but capricious Eustacia Vye.
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The Return of the Native
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw, Lindsay Duncan
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles is an early exercise in girl power. Tess spends her life being bullied by men and is pushed to the brink. A dramatic and tragic story, a listener cannot fail to be moved by Tess' story, which is sadly surprisingly familiar to many modern women in the world today.
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engaging and accessable
- By ali kate on 03-04-18
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw, Lindsay Duncan
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 22-01-08
- Language: English
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Under the Greenwood Tree
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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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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