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Librivox recording of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.
Read by LibriVox Volunteers.
Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and offers in ample measure the details of English rural life that Hardy so relished. Hardy's growing taste for tragedy is also evident in the novel. It first appeared, anonymously, as a monthly magazine serial, where it gained a wide readership and critical acclaim. According to Virginia Woolf, "The subject was right; the method was right; the poet and the countryman, the sensual man, the sombre reflective man, the man of learning, all enlisted to produce a book which . . . must hold its place among the great English novels." The book is often regarded as an early piece of feminist literature, since it features an independent woman with the courage to defy convention by running a farm herself. Although Bathsheba's passionate nature leads her into serious errors of judgment, Hardy endows her with sufficient resilience, intelligence, and good luck to overcome her youthful folly. (summary abstracted from Wikipedia)
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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Thomas Hardy
Date: 2007-08-07
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; English literature; Thomas Hardy; Far From the Madding Crowd; rural life; tragedy
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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| madding_crowd_0807_librivox_128kb.m3u | 128kbps M3U | Stream |
| madding_crowd_0807_librivox_64kb.m3u | 64Kbps M3U | Stream |
| madding_crowd_0807_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 403.2 MB |
| Audio Files | 128Kbps MP3 | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 |
| 01 - Description of Farmer Oak--An Incident |
10.4 MB
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5.8 MB
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5.2 MB
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| 02 - Night--The Flock--An Interior--Another Interior |
17.9 MB
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10.0 MB
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| 03 - A Girl on Horseback--Conversation |
17.4 MB
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9.8 MB
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| 04 - Gabriel's Resolve--The Visit--The Mistake |
18.7 MB
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8.5 MB
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| 05 - Departure of Bathsheba-- A Pastoral Tragedy |
10.7 MB
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8.2 MB
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5.3 MB
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| 06 - The Fair--The Journey--The Fire |
18.1 MB
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10.1 MB
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9.1 MB
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| 07 - Recognition -- A Timid Girl |
8.5 MB
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4.6 MB
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| 08 - The Malthouse -- The Chat -- News |
44.6 MB
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24.1 MB
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22.3 MB
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| 09 - The Homestead -- A Visitor -- Half - Confidences |
13.9 MB
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6.9 MB
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| 10 - Mistress and Men |
12.4 MB
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| 11 - Outside the Barracks--Snow--A Meeting |
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6.0 MB
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| 12 - Farmers--A Rule--An Exception |
9.3 MB
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| 13 - Sortes Sanctorum--The Valentine |
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| 14 - Effect of the Letter--Sunrise |
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| 15 - A Morning Meeting--The Letter Again |
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| 16 - All Saints' and All Souls' |
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| 17 - In the Market-Place |
5.2 MB
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| 18 - Boldwood in Meditation--Regret |
9.2 MB
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5.1 MB
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| 19 - The Sheep-Washing--The Offer |
11.4 MB
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6.3 MB
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5.7 MB
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| 20 - Perplexity--Grinding the Shears--A Quarrel |
11.7 MB
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6.4 MB
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5.8 MB
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| 21 - Troubles in the Fold - A Message |
11.6 MB
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6.7 MB
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5.8 MB
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| 22 - The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers |
19.4 MB
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11.4 MB
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9.7 MB
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| 23 - Eventide--A Second Declaration |
12.7 MB
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6.8 MB
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6.3 MB
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| 24 - The Same Night--The Fir Plantation |
12.2 MB
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6.7 MB
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6.1 MB
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| 25 - The New Acquaintance Described |
7.1 MB
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4.0 MB
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3.6 MB
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| 26 - Scene on the Verge of the Hay-Mead |
16.9 MB
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9.4 MB
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8.5 MB
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| 27 - Hiving the Bees |
6.7 MB
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3.3 MB
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3.4 MB
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| 28 - The Hollow Amid the Ferns |
11.5 MB
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5.6 MB
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5.7 MB
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| 29 - Particulars of a Twilight Walk |
15.3 MB
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7.4 MB
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7.6 MB
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| 30 - Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes |
9.6 MB
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4.7 MB
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4.8 MB
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| 31 - Blame - Fury |
18.0 MB
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8.8 MB
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9.0 MB
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| 32 - Night-Horses Tramping |
17.9 MB
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14.1 MB
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8.9 MB
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| 33 - In the Sun -- A Harbinger |
13.2 MB
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6.7 MB
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6.6 MB
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| 34 - Home Again--A Trickster |
18.2 MB
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10.1 MB
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9.1 MB
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| 35 - At an Upper Window |
7.4 MB
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4.1 MB
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3.7 MB
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| 36 - Wealth in Jeopardy--The Revel |
16.4 MB
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8.8 MB
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8.2 MB
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| 37 - The Storm -- The Two Toghether |
13.8 MB
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7.4 MB
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6.9 MB
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| 38 - Rain--One Solitary Meets Another |
7.0 MB
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3.9 MB
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3.5 MB
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| 39 - Coming Home--A Cry |
7.6 MB
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4.2 MB
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3.8 MB
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| 40 - On Casterbridge Highway |
16.4 MB
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9.3 MB
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8.2 MB
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| 41 - Suspicion--Fanny Is Sent For |
20.6 MB
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11.4 MB
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10.3 MB
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| 42 - Joseph and His Burden--Buck's Head |
23.1 MB
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13.0 MB
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11.5 MB
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| 43 - Fanny's Revenge |
19.3 MB
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10.6 MB
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9.6 MB
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| 44 - Under a Tree--Reaction |
13.9 MB
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7.8 MB
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7.0 MB
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| 45 - Troy's Romanticism |
9.1 MB
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5.0 MB
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4.5 MB
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| 46 - The Gurgoyle and Its Doings |
14.2 MB
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7.0 MB
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7.1 MB
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| 47 - Adventures By The Shore |
7.5 MB
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4.3 MB
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3.7 MB
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| 48 - Doubts Arise -- Doubts Linger |
11.5 MB
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6.4 MB
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5.8 MB
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| 49 - Oak's Advancement--A Great Hope |
11.9 MB
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6.8 MB
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6.0 MB
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| 50 -The Sheep Fair--Troy Touches His Wife's Hand |
31.0 MB
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17.7 MB
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15.5 MB
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| 51 - Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider |
18.4 MB
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10.1 MB
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9.2 MB
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| 52 - Converging Courses |
20.4 MB
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11.4 MB
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10.2 MB
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| 53 - Concurritur--Horae Momento |
23.1 MB
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12.6 MB
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11.6 MB
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| 54 - After the Shock |
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5.5 MB
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| 55 - The March Following-- |
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| 56 - Beauty in Loneliness--After All |
17.8 MB
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9.8 MB
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| 57 - A Foggy Night and Morning--Conclusion |
10.8 MB
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6.0 MB
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Reviewer:
ListeninginChicago -
Subject:
English Lit gets out of the parlor and onto the farm
Summary from Librivox: Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy’s fourth novel and offers in ample measure the details of English rural life that Hardy so relished. Hardy’s growing taste for tragedy is also evident in the novel. It first appeared, anonymously, as a monthly magazine serial, where it gained a wide readership and critical acclaim. According to Virginia Woolf, “The subject was right; the method was right; the poet and the countryman, the sensual man, the sombre reflective man, the man of learning, all enlisted to produce a book which . . . must hold its place among the great English novels.” The book is often regarded as an early piece of feminist literature, since it features an independent woman with the courage to defy convention by running a farm herself. Although Bathsheba’s passionate nature leads her into serious errors of judgment, Hardy endows her with sufficient resilience, intelligence, and good luck to overcome her youthful folly. (summary abstracted from Wikipedia)
My thoughts: It was fun to get out of the parlor and into the actual workings of an English farm. The collection of Librivox readers do a wonderful job - there were a few average readings, but most of the chapters were a joy to listen to.
