Length200h 26m
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Thomas Hardy's "The Complete Novels" encapsulates the author's profound exploration of the human condition through the lens of rural English life. This comprehensive collection presents his masterpieces, including "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" and "Jude the Obscure," showcasing a distinct literary style characterized by rich descriptions, psychological depth, and a deterministic worldview. Hardy's work often grapples with themes such as fate, social constraints, and moral dilemmas, set against the backdrop of a changing Victorian society that marked the decline of traditional values and the rise of modernity. Born in 1840 in Dorset, England, Hardy was influenced by the environment of the Wessex region, which serves as the rich geographical and cultural context in many of his novels. His background as an architect and his experiences in the rural working class deeply informed his appreciation for nature and the struggles of ordinary people. Hardy's own disillusionment with societal norms and the rigid structures of marriage shaped his progressive perspective, reflected in his sympathetic yet critical portrayal of his characters. For readers seeking to delve into the complexities of human relationships and societal change, "The Complete Novels" is an indispensable treasure. Hardy's ability to weave intricate narratives that challenge the reader's moral compass makes this collection not only a significant literary achievement but also a profound study of life's inherent struggles.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length200 hrs 26 mins
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Publish dateNov 13, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
1184. Rough Coercion Is Employed
21. Mellstock-Lane
1195. The Journey across the Heath
32. The Tranter’s
1206. A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian
43. The Assembled Quire
1217. The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
54. Going the Rounds
1228. Eustacia Hears of Good Fortune, and Beholds Evil
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65. The Listeners
1231. “Wherefore Is Light Given to Him That Is in Misery”
76. Christmas Morning
1242. A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
87. The Tranter’s Party
1253. Eustacia Dresses Herself on a Black Morning
98. They Dance More Wildly
1264. The Ministrations of a Half-forgotten One
109. Dick Calls at the School
1275. An Old Move Inadvertently Repeated
111. Passing by the School
1286. Thomasin Argues with Her Cousin, and He Writes a Letter
122. A Meeting of the Quire
1297. The Night of the Sixth of November
133. A Turn in the Discussion
1308. Rain, Darkness, and Anxious Wanderers
144. The Interview with the Vicar
1319. Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together
155. Returning Home Ward
1321. The Inevitable Movement Onward
166. Yalbury Wood and the Keeper’s House
1332. Thomasin Walks in a Green Place by the Roman Road
177. Dick Makes Himself Useful
1343. The Serious Discourse of Clym with His Cousin
188. Dick Meets His Father
1354. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 1)
191. Driving Out of Budmouth
1364. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 2)
202. Further Along the Road
1374. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 3)
213. A Confession
1384. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 4)
224. An Arrangement
1394. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 5)
231. Going Nutting
1404. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 6)
242. Honey-Taking, and Afterwards
1414. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 7)
253. Fancy in the Rain
1424. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 8)
264. The Spell
1434. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 9)
275. After Gaining Her Point
1444. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 10)
286. Into Temptation
1454. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 11)
297. Second Thoughts
1464. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 12)
301. ‘The Knot There’s No Untying’
1474. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 13)
312. Under the Greenwood Tree
1484. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 14)
321. Description of Farmer Oak — An Incident
1494. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 15)
332. Night — The Flock — An Interior — Another Interior
1504. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 16)
343. A Girl on Horseback — Conversation
1514. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 17)
354. Gabriel’s Resolve — The Visit — The Mistake
1524. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 18)
365. Departure of Bathsheba — A Pastoral Tragedy
1534. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 19)
376. The Fair — The Journey — The Fire
1544. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 20)
387. Recognition — A Timid Girl
1554. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 21)
398. The Malthouse — The Chat — News
1564. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 22)
409. The Homestead — A Visitor — Half-confidences
1574. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 23)
4110. Mistress and Men
1584. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 24)
4211. Outside the Barracks — Snow — A Meeting
1594. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 25)
4312. Farmers — A Rule — In Exception
1604. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation (pt. 26)
4413. Sortes Sanctorum — The Valentine
1611. ‘A fair vestal, throned in the west’
4514. Effect of the Letter — Sunrise
1622. ’Twas on the evening of a winter’s day.’
4615. A Morning Meeting — The Letter Again
1633. ‘Melodious birds sing madrigals’
4716. All Saints’ and All Souls’
1644. ‘Where heaves the turf in many a mould’ring heap.’
4817. In the Market-place
1655. ‘Bosom’d high in tufted trees.’
4918. Boldwood in Meditation — Regret
1666. ‘Fare thee weel awhile!’
5019. The Sheep-washing — The Offer
1677. ‘No more of me you knew, my love!’
5120. Perplexity — Grinding the Shears — A Quarrel
1688. ‘Allen-a-Dale is no baron or lord.’
5221. Troubles in the Fold — A Message
1699. ‘Her father did fume’
5322. The Great Barn and the Sheep-shearers
17010. ‘Beneath the shelter of an aged tree.’
5423. Eventide — A Second Declaration
17111. ‘Journeys end in lovers meeting.’
5524. The Same Night — The Fir Plantation
17212. ‘Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.’
5625. The New Acquaintance Described
17313. ‘He set in order many proverbs.’
5726. Scene on the Verge of the Hay-mead
17414. ‘We frolic while ’tis May.’
5827. Hiving the Bees
17515. ‘A wandering voice.’
5928. The Hollow Amid the Ferns
17616. ‘Then fancy shapes — as fancy can.’
6029. Particulars of a Twilight Walk
17717. ‘Her welcome, spoke in faltering phrase.’
6130. Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes
17818. ‘He heard her musical pants.’
6231. Blame — Fury
17919. ‘Love was in the next degree.’
6332. Night — Horses Tramping
18020. ‘A distant dearness in the hill.’
6433. In the Sun — A Harbinger
18121. ‘On thy cold grey stones, O sea!’
6534. Home Again — A Trickster
18222. ‘A woman’s way.’
6635. At an Upper Window
18323. ‘Should auld acquaintance be forgot?’
6736. Wealth in Jeopardy — The Revel
18424. ‘Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour.’
6837. The Storm — The Two Together
18525. ‘Mine own familiar friend.’
6938. Rain — One Solitary Meets Another
18626. ‘To that last nothing under earth.’
7039. Coming Home — A Cry
18727. ‘How should I greet thee?’
7140. On Casterbridge Highway
18828. ‘I lull a fancy, trouble-tost.’
7241. Suspicion — Fanny is Sent for
18929. ‘Care, thou canker.’
7342. Joseph and his Burden
19030. ‘Vassal unto Love.’
7443. Fanny’s Revenge
19131. ‘A worm i’ the bud.’
7544. Under a Tree — Reaction
19232. ‘Had I wist before I kist’
7645. Troy’s Romanticism
19333. ‘O daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery.’
7746. The Gurgoyle: Its Doings
19434. ‘Yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.’
7847. Adventures by the Shore
19535. ‘And wilt thou leave me thus? — say nay — say nay!’
7948. Doubts Arise — Doubts Linger
19636. ‘The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.’
8049. Oak’s Advancement — A Great Hope
19737. ‘After many days.’
8150. The Sheep Fair — Troy touches his wife’s hand
19838. ‘Jealousy is cruel as the grave.’
8251. Bathsheba talks with her outrider
19939. ‘Each to the loved one’s side.’
8352. Converging Courses
20040. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 1)
8453. Concurritur — Horae Momento
20140. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 2)
8554. After the Shock
20240. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 3)
8655. The March Following — “Bathsheba Boldwood”
20340. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 4)
8756. Beauty in Loneliness — After All
20440. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 5)
881. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression
20540. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 6)
892. Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
20640. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 7)
903. The Custom of the Country
20740. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 8)
914. The Halt on the Turnpike Road
20840. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 9)
925. Perplexity among Honest People
20940. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 10)
936. The Figure against the Sky
21040. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 11)
947. Queen of Night
21140. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 12)
958. Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
21240. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 13)
969. Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy
21340. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 14)
9710. A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion
21440. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 15)
9811. The Dishonesty of an Honest Woman
21540. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 16)
991. Tidings of the Comer
21640. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 17)
1002. The People at Blooms-End Make Ready
21740. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 18)
1013. How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream
21840. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 19)
1024. Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure
21940. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 20)
1035. Through the Moonlight
22040. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 21)
1046. The Two Stand Face to Face
22140. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 22)
1057. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
22240. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 23)
1068. Firmness Is Discovered in a Gentle Heart
22340. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 24)
1071. “My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is”
22440. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 25)
1082. The New Course Causes Disappointment
22540. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 26)
1093. The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
22640. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 27)
1104. An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
22740. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 28)
1115. Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues
22840. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 29)
1126. Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
22940. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 30)
1137. The Morning and the Evening of a Day
23040. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 31)
1148. A New Force Disturbs the Current
23140. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 32)
1151. The Rencounter by the Pool
23240. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 33)
1162. He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song
23340. ‘Welcome, proud lady.’ (pt. 34)
1173. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
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