Thomas Hardy

Tess of the d'Urbervilles


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One of the greatest English tragic novels, TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES (1891) is the story of a “pure woman” who is victimized both by convent…

Far From The Madding Crowd, version 2


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Far From The Madding Crowd is Hardy's fourth novel. It centres on the lives of five characters: Gabriel Oak, Bathsheba Everdene, Mr Boldwood…

Far from the Madding Crowd


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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…

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 2)


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Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, "A Pure Woman," is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by h…

The Mayor of Casterbridge (version 2)


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Irritated and drunken, an itinerant farm-worker sells his wife and child to a stranger. Thus begins The Mayor of Casterbridge, set in rural …

Jude the Obscure (Version 2)


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Eleven-year-old Jude Fawley, inspired by his teacher Mr. Phillotson, who leaves Marygreen for Christminster to take a university degree, dec…

The Woodlanders (version 2)


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The Woodlanders is one of Hardy's later novels, although he originally intended it as a successor to Far From The Madding Crowd. It concerns…

A Pair of Blue Eyes


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The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen …

The Mayor of Casterbridge


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The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy subtitled, "The Life and Death of a Man of Character&…

Ghost Story Collection 003


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A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 3)


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"Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. It initially …

The Return of the Native


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Like all of Hardy's work, The Return of the Native (1878) is passionate and controversial, with themes and sympathies beyond what a good Vic…

The Hand of Ethelberta


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Ethelberta was raised in humble circumstances but became a governess and consequently, at the age of 18, married well. However, her husband …

Under the Greenwood Tree


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This novel is subtitled The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. The Quire is the group of musicians who accompany the hym…

Jude the Obscure


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Jude the Obscure is the last of Thomas Hardy's novels, begun as a magazine serial and first published in book form in 1895. Its hero Jude Fa…

Wessex Tales


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Wessex Tales is a collection of six short stories written by Hardy in the 1880’s. If you’ve never read Hardy they’ll serve as a good introdu…

Life's Little Ironies; A Set Of Tales With Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled A …


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A Laodicean


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The Laodicean (someone whose religious beliefs are “lukewarm”) of the title is Paula Power who bought the ancient castle De Stancy which she…

Two On A Tower


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The plot concerns two – literally star-crossed – lovers: Swithin St. Cleeve, a very young amateur astronomer, and Viviette Constantine, an u…

Short Story Collection Vol. 047


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 047: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, i…

The Well-Beloved


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'The Well-Beloved' tells the story of Jocelyn Pierston and his love for three generations of women - the grandmother, her daughter and grand…

The Return of the Native (version 2 dramatic reading)


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Clym Yeobright returns home to Egdon Heath, a scattered collection of houses on the isolated Wessex moors, and is caught up in a "love …

Short Story Collection Vol. 059


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LibriVox readers bring you 20 short stories including lesser known works by Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson and Edgar Allan Poe, an ear…

Desperate Remedies


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Cytherea Graye is poor, but accepts a post as lady's maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe, the woman whom her father had loved but had not b…

A Group of Noble Dames


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The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of…

A Changed Man And Other Tales


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Eleven short stories. - Summary by david wales

The Trumpet-Major


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Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments pr…

The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid


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A milkmaid, Margery, encounters a mysterious foreigner and perhaps prevents him from committing suicide. In gratitude, the man offers her an…

The Woodlanders


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The story takes place in a small woodland village called Little Hintock, and concerns the efforts of an honest woodsman, Giles Winterborne, …

Romantic Poetry Collection 001


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A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine's day.

Stories of Successful Marriages


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A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications…

Una mujer soñadora -Thomas Hardy- AlbaLearning Audiolibros y Libros Gratis


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La señora Marchmill abrió uno de los libros y vio, escrito en la primera página, el nombre de su dueño. —¡…

Great Ghost Stories


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A great collection of 12 classic stories about ghosts and the supernatural. Included are stories by Thomas Hardy, Fitz-James O'Brien, and Ma…

The Mayor of Casterbridge (version 3)


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In a fit of drunkenness, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter to the highest bidder at a country fair. He lives with regret and…

Short Story Collection Vol. 081


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Librivox readers have come together to bring you another diverse collection of short stories. This anthology brings you selections from Thom…

Short Story Collection Vol. 046


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 046: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 049


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 049: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.'H…

Short Poetry Collection 112


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2012.

Wessex Poems


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A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. - Summary by Libby Gohn

Short Poetry Collection 115


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2012.

Stories in Black and White


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This is a collection of short mystery stories, written in very different styles by eight different authors. - Summary by Carolin

Short Poetry Collection 073


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This is an open collection of poems for the month of November 2008.

Short Poetry Collection 063


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 063: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 020


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 020: a collection of 20 public domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 105


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 116


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This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2013.

Song of the Soldiers' Wives


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Thomas Hardy is regarded as one of the best English novelists. His novels are heartbreaking, unconventional, sad and lyrical. He also wrote …

In Time Of The Breaking Of Nations


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of "In Time Of The Breaking Of Nations" by Thomas Hardy. This was the Weekly Poetry pro…

The Oxen


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LibriVox volunteers bring you seven different recordings of The Oxen, by Thomas Hardy. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of De…

Short Poetry Collection 013


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 013: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 137


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This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2014.

Favourite Chapters Collection 002


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A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…

Short Poetry Collection 089


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of July 2010.

The Ruined Maid


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While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. In…

Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection)


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Hardy claimed poetry as his first love, and published collections until his death in 1928. Although not as well received by his contemporari…

Short Poetry Collection 114


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 194


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This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 136


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This is a collection of 22 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2014.

Short Poetry Collection 085


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 019


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 019: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 206


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This is a collection of 80 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 099


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 166


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This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2017.

Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces


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Published in 1914, this is a compilation of 107 poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who is probably better known as the author of such famous…

Short Poetry Collection 070


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This is a collection of poems for the month of August 2008.

Short Poetry Collection 189


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This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 049


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 049: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 062


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 005


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 005: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 162


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This is a collection of 28 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 200


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This is a collection of 65 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 176


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2018

Middle Age Enthusiasms


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Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novel…

Microphone Showdown 3


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This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a se…

Short Poetry Collection 068


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 068: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 156


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2016.

La historia de un hombre supersticioso -Thomas Hardy- AlbaLearning Audiolibros …


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“Hubo algo muy extraño acerca de la muerte de William, ¡muy extraño de veras!” suspiró con melancolía un h…

Short Poetry Collection 190


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 180


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 195


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2019.

Poetic Duets


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This selection of poems has many favourites from authors such as Edward Lear and Robert Browning, as well as less well known authors. We hop…

Short Poetry Collection 204


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 069


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 069: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 086


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of February 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 163


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2016. It also includes a long poem, The Legend of Jubal by George …

Short Poetry Collection 153


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 061


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LibriVox's New Short Poetry Collection 061: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 052


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 052: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 138


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This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2014.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 17


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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Short Poetry Collection 203


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This is a collection of 63 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2020.

At A Lunar Eclipse


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of At A Lunar Eclipse by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 27, 2019. …

Short Poetry Collection 207


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This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 224


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 209


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This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …

The Two Wives


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Two Wives by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 15, 2023. ---…

Short Poetry Collection 173


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This is a collection of 41 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 218


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This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 160


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This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 216


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This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 147


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2015.

Christmas Short Works Collection 2022


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The 2022 Christmas collection brings some old favourites along with some new selections, from the traditional to the bizarre. Among the sele…

Short Poetry Collection 134


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This is a collection of 18 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2014.

Short Poetry Collection 222


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2021.

When I set out for Lyonnesse


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of When I set out for Lyonnesse by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 22…

A Commonplace Day


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of A Commonplace Day by Thomas Hardy.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 27, 2…

Short Poetry Collection 227


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2022.

To Flowers From Italy In Winter


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of To Flowers From Italy In Winter by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for July …

Short Poetry Collection 210


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This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2020.

Christmas Short Works Collection 2017


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This year's Christmas collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction features 29 readings in English, Lithuanian, Spanish and Romanian.

Short Poetry Collection 230


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This is a collection of 47 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 225


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This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 235


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This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 223


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2021.

The House of Hospitalities


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The House of Hospitalities by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 13…

Short Poetry Collection 219


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This is a collection of 40 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2021.

Poems of the Past and the Present


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Poems of the Past and the Present is the second collection of poems by Thomas Hardy published in 1901. It is divided into 5 sections, War Po…

Poems of Pilgrimage


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A short collection of poems by Thomas Hardy describing his feelings when visiting various places of historic interest in Italy and Switzerla…

Short Poetry Collection 248


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This is a collection of 52 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during January 2024.

A Backward Spring


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of A Backward Spring by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 19, 2023. …

Short Poetry Collection 238


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2023.

Christmas Short Works Collection 2023


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Enjoy the 2023 Christmas collection, with selections chosen by many volunteers. This year's readings include a combination of sacred and sec…

Short Poetry Collection 247


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This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during December 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 244


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This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2023.

A Popular Personage at Home


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of 'A Popular Personage at Home' by Thomas Hardy.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Jan…