The Mayor of Casterbridge (version 2)
Thomas Hardy
Irritated and drunken, an itinerant farm-worker sells his wife and child to a stranger. Thus begins The Mayor of Casterbridge, set in rural and small-town England in the mid-1800s. In the original subtitle, Hardy called this the story of "a man of character," and the central character, Michael Henchard, is one of English fiction's greatest creations. Henchard is deeply developed as a realistic character, but also larger-than-life in the manner of a Greek or Shakespearean tragic hero - huge in his determination and huge in his failings. The novel deals with the struggles between individual will, the hold of the past, and the relentless control of circumstances in a changing society. (Summary by Bruce Pirie)
Author - Thomas Hardy.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Irritated and drunken, an itinerant farm-worker sells his wife and child to a stranger. Thus begins The Mayor of Casterbridge, set in rural and small-town England in the mid-1800s. In the original subtitle, Hardy called this the story of "a man of character," and the central character, Michael Henchard, is one of English fiction's greatest creations. Henchard is deeply developed as a realistic character, but also larger-than-life in the manner of a Greek or Shakespearean tragic hero - huge in his determination and huge in his failings. The novel deals with the struggles between individual will, the hold of the past, and the relentless control of circumstances in a changing society. (Summary by Bruce Pirie) Author - Thomas Hardy. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:10:34
Chapter 7
Duration:00:16:35
Chapter 8
Duration:00:16:14
Chapter 9
Duration:00:18:54
Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
Duration:00:12:49
Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
Duration:00:16:56
Chapter 18
Duration:00:11:31
Chapter 19
Duration:00:19:20
Chapter 20
Duration:00:23:11
Chapter 21
Duration:00:17:10
Chapter 22
Duration:00:24:29
Chapter 23
Duration:00:18:43
Chapter 24
Duration:00:20:10
Chapter 25
Duration:00:12:21
Chapter 26
Duration:00:24:48
Chapter 27
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 28
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 29
Duration:00:19:46
Chapter 30
Duration:00:11:58
Chapter 31
Duration:00:11:03
Chapter 32
Duration:00:18:59
Chapter 33
Duration:00:18:28
Chapter 34
Duration:00:19:13
Chapter 35
Duration:00:11:15
Chapter 36
Duration:00:22:02
Chapter 37
Duration:00:16:08
Chapter 38
Duration:00:16:32
Chapter 39
Duration:00:16:38
Chapter 40
Duration:00:14:18
Chapter 41
Duration:00:23:59
Chapter 42
Duration:00:18:26
Chapter 43
Duration:00:22:56
Chapter 44
Duration:00:25:58
Chapter 45
Duration:00:17:44