Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Lu par Adrian Praetzellis
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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)
Lu par Alisson Veldhuis
Thomas Hardy
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)
Lu par Bruce Pirie
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 …
Jude the Obscure (Version 2)
Lu par Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
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)
Lu par Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Debra Lynn
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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)
Lu par Bob Neufeld
Thomas Hardy
"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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Simon Evers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Rachel Lintern
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
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 …
Lu par David Wales
Thomas Hardy
Eighteen short stories by a master story teller. - Summary by david wales
A Laodicean
Lu par Simon Evers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par Simon Evers
Thomas Hardy
'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)
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par David Wales
Thomas Hardy
Eleven short stories. - Summary by david wales
The Trumpet-Major
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
A milkmaid, Margery, encounters a mysterious foreigner and perhaps prevents him from committing suicide. In gratitude, the man offers her an…
Romantic Poetry Collection 001
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine's day.
The Woodlanders
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
The story takes place in a small woodland village called Little Hintock, and concerns the efforts of an honest woodsman, Giles Winterborne, …
Stories of Successful Marriages
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Walter Besant
A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications…
Great Ghost Stories
Lu par PhyllisV
Thomas Hardy
A great collection of 12 classic stories about ghosts and the supernatural. Included are stories by Thomas Hardy, Fitz-James O'Brien, and Ma…
Una mujer soñadora -Thomas Hardy- AlbaLearning Audiolibros y Libros Gratis
Lu par Alba
Thomas Hardy
La señora Marchmill abrió uno de los libros y vio, escrito en la primera página, el nombre de su dueño. —¡…
The Mayor of Casterbridge (version 3)
Lu par Alisson Veldhuis
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2012.
Wessex Poems
Lu par Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2012.
Stories in Black and White
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of short mystery stories, written in very different styles by eight different authors. - Summary by Carolin
Short Poetry Collection 073
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is an open collection of poems for the month of November 2008.
Short Poetry Collection 063
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 063: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 020
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 020: a collection of 20 public domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 105
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
G. K. Chesterton
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012.
Song of the Soldiers' Wives
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy is regarded as one of the best English novelists. His novels are heartbreaking, unconventional, sad and lyrical. He also wrote …
Short Poetry Collection 116
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2013.
In Time Of The Breaking Of Nations
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 013: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Favourite Chapters Collection 002
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Henry David Thoreau and Robert Frost
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of July 2010.
Short Poetry Collection 137
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various and Walter de la Mare
This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2014.
The Ruined Maid
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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)
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2012.
Short Poetry Collection 194
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2019.
Short Poetry Collection 136
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 22 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2014.
Short Poetry Collection 085
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2010.
Short Poetry Collection 206
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 80 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 019
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 019: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 099
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Robert Frost
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2011.
Short Poetry Collection 070
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of poems for the month of August 2008.
Short Poetry Collection 166
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2017.
Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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 189
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2019.
Short Poetry Collection 062
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various and Walter de la Mare
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 049
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 049: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 162
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 28 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2016.
Short Poetry Collection 005
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various and Walter de la Mare
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 005: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 176
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2018
Short Poetry Collection 200
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 65 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2020.
Middle Age Enthusiasms
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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 156
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2016.
Short Poetry Collection 068
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 068: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.
La historia de un hombre supersticioso -Thomas Hardy- AlbaLearning Audiolibros …
Lu par Alba
Thomas Hardy
“Hubo algo muy extraño acerca de la muerte de William, ¡muy extraño de veras!” suspiró con melancolía un h…
Short Poetry Collection 180
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2018.
Short Poetry Collection 190
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2019.
Short Poetry Collection 195
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2019.
Poetic Duets
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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 086
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of February 2010.
Short Poetry Collection 204
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 069
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 069: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.
Short Poetry Collection 153
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2016.
Short Poetry Collection 163
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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 061
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox's New Short Poetry Collection 061: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 17
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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 052
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various and Walter de la Mare
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 052: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Short Poetry Collection 207
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 224
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2022.
Short Poetry Collection 138
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2014.
The Two Wives
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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 203
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 63 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 218
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2021.
At A Lunar Eclipse
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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 209
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Phyllis Brown
This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …
Short Poetry Collection 173
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various and Walter de la Mare
This is a collection of 41 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2017.
Short Poetry Collection 216
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2021.
Short Poetry Collection 160
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2016.
Short Poetry Collection 222
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2021.
Christmas Short Works Collection 2022
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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 147
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2015.
When I set out for Lyonnesse
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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 134
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 18 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2014.
Short Poetry Collection 227
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2022.
Short Poetry Collection 210
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2020.
To Flowers From Italy In Winter
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of To Flowers From Italy In Winter by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for July …
Christmas Short Works Collection 2017
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 47 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2022.
Short Poetry Collection 225
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2022.
The House of Hospitalities
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The House of Hospitalities by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 13…
Poems of the Past and the Present
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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…
Short Poetry Collection 223
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2021.
Short Poetry Collection 235
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2022.
Short Poetry Collection 219
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 40 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2021.
Poems of Pilgrimage
Lu par Alan Mapstone
Thomas Hardy
A short collection of poems by Thomas Hardy describing his feelings when visiting various places of historic interest in Italy and Switzerla…
A Backward Spring
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
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 261
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during February 2025.
Short Poetry Collection 248
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 52 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during January 2024.
Short Poetry Collection 244
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2023.
Short Poetry Collection 247
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during December 2023.
Short Poetry Collection 238
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2023.
Christmas Short Works Collection 2023
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Enjoy the 2023 Christmas collection, with selections chosen by many volunteers. This year's readings include a combination of sacred and sec…
A Popular Personage at Home
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of 'A Popular Personage at Home' by Thomas Hardy.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Jan…
The Choirmaster's Burial
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Choirmaster's Burial by Thomas Hardy.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February…
Poems of 1912-13
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy wrote these poems in response to the death of his first wife. They are considered to be among his finest work.(Summary by Alan …
Short Poetry Collection 265
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during June 2025.
Short Poetry Collection 266
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 53 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during July 2025.