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Far From the Madding Crowd
- Narrated by: Jill Masters
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Author of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy published his epic account of English rural life, Far From the Madding Crowd, in 1874. Spanning years, this story details Bathsheba Everdene and Gabriel Oak's complex relationship. Jill Master's performance is perfect for this passionate audiobook. Capturing Hardy's romanticism, Master's British voice is airy and sweet yet dramatic. By consistently modulating her pacing and pitch, Masters ensures that this 15-hour saga captivates. Effortlessly, she handles both male and female voices. Fans of Victorian realist literature will certainly enjoy this complicated audiobook.
Summary
It was as a poet that Hardy wished to be remembered, but today critics regard his novels as an even more memorable contribution to English literature for their psychological insight, their instinctive delineation of English character, and their profound presentation of great tragedy.
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- Annette Jones
- 09-09-15
Classic Hardy
I loved this book at school. English set work in 1978. Still a great read. Narrator really good. I forgot how annoying Boldwood was. Nevertheless, I love a happy ending and that is what I got.
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- Samantha Clarke
- 04-04-16
Excellent story. Great narration. Poor recording.
This is a book I've been meaning to read for years and it was a delight. I loved the story and the characters and the narration was excellent. My only criticism was the quality of the recording itself. At times in the car it was really muffled, almost completely inaudible and at one point it completely cut out altogether for a few seconds - Chapter 17 I think this was. However overall it is highly recommended if you can put up with rewinding it a bit here and there.
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- Adrian M Thorne
- 15-07-15
Great story, terrible audio quality
Definitely a classic but sounds like it was recorded underwater in the 1930's. Be prepared to persevere with the audio - it doesn't really add to the book.
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- kristi
- 20-12-15
beautiful story but my word Bathsheba ..
I adore this classic, a strong female lead characters are always a winner with me however.. Bathsheba is such a frustrating character!!! I felt myself constantly exasperated with her frivolous attitude towards the men she was leading on and her lack of ability to take any sort of responsibility. Overall a lovely story but if you don't get frustrated by her.. well you are a saint./
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- Laura Haughey
- 26-05-16
quality
awful recording, took me months to get through. If this hadn't had been a classic I'd have given up ages ago. But this was a lot cheaper than other versions :)
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- Countrygirl
- 26-07-15
Very poor audio quality
Quite good narration was often spoilt by poor audio quality. I still made it to the end though and, on balance, enjoyed it.
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- RiRi
- 24-05-17
Pretty bad quality
It is a shame that the recording was not good quality as it made it very difficult to listen to at points.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-02-16
a great hardy novel
great story, funny writing that isn't picked up by the most recent film version. would have liked more character voice definition though.
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- R. M. O'Shea
- 16-02-16
Quality language and phycological insights
Language and literary illusions may be too dense for many readers, but the prose and cameos are excellent
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- gizmo66
- 14-12-18
timeless story quite a flat delivery
great story narrator was somewhat monotone. will now watch film and compare. a classic.easy listen
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