The Complete Novels of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Fifteen Wessex Classics of Tragic Lives, Romantic Realism, and Social Critique in Victorian EnglandBy Thomas Hardy
Length200h 48m
About this audiobook
The Complete Novels of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated) gathers the full range of Hardy's fiction, from early experiments to the great Wessex tragedies such as Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. These novels unite pastoral realism, classical fatalism, social critique, and psychological depth, rendering rural England as both a richly observed landscape and a theatre of moral constraint. The illustrations enhance Hardy's visual imagination, underscoring his architectural precision and painterly sense of place. Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), trained as an architect before becoming a novelist and poet, brought to fiction an acute awareness of structure, setting, and historical change. Born in Dorset, the model for his fictional Wessex, he witnessed the erosion of traditional rural life under modern pressures. His skepticism toward Victorian morality, religion, marriage laws, and class hierarchy shaped novels that remain intellectually daring and emotionally exacting. This illustrated complete edition is recommended for readers seeking an authoritative immersion in one of English literature's most formidable novelists. It rewards both first-time readers and scholars with its breadth, tragic power, and enduring critique of society's claims upon individual desire.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length200 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
60At Melchester (pt. 2)
2Introduction
61At Shaston
3Author Biography
62At Aldbrickham and Elsewhere (pt. 1)
4Historical Context
63At Aldbrickham and Elsewhere (pt. 2)
5Synopsis (Selection)
64At Christminster Again (pt. 1)
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6Under the Greenwood Tree
65At Christminster Again (pt. 2)
7Winter
66A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 1)
8Spring
67A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 2)
9Summer
68A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 3)
10Autumn
69A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 4)
11Conclusion
70A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 5)
12Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 1)
71A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 6)
13Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 2)
72A Pair of Blue Eyes (pt. 7)
14Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 3)
73The Trumpet-Major (pt. 1)
15Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 4)
74The Trumpet-Major (pt. 2)
16Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 5)
75The Trumpet-Major (pt. 3)
17Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 6)
76The Trumpet-Major (pt. 4)
18Far from the Madding Crowd (pt. 7)
77The Trumpet-Major (pt. 5)
19The Return of the Native
78The Trumpet-Major (pt. 6)
20The Three Women (pt. 1)
79Two on a Tower (pt. 1)
21The Three Women (pt. 2)
80Two on a Tower (pt. 2)
22The Arrival
81Two on a Tower (pt. 3)
23The Fascination (pt. 1)
82Two on a Tower (pt. 4)
24The Fascination (pt. 2)
83Two on a Tower (pt. 5)
25The Closed Door (pt. 1)
84The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid (pt. 1)
26The Closed Door (pt. 2)
85The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid (pt. 2)
27The Discovery (pt. 1)
86The Well-Beloved
28The Discovery (pt. 2)
87A Young Man of Twenty
29Aftercourses
88A Young Man of Forty (pt. 1)
30The Mayor of Casterbridge (pt. 1)
89A Young Man of Forty (pt. 2)
31The Mayor of Casterbridge (pt. 2)
90A Young Man of Sixty (pt. 1)
32The Mayor of Casterbridge (pt. 3)
91A Young Man of Sixty (pt. 2)
33The Mayor of Casterbridge (pt. 4)
92Desperate Remedies (pt. 1)
34The Mayor of Casterbridge (pt. 5)
93Desperate Remedies (pt. 2)
35The Mayor of Casterbridge (pt. 6)
94Desperate Remedies (pt. 3)
36The Woodlanders (pt. 1)
95Desperate Remedies (pt. 4)
37The Woodlanders (pt. 2)
96Desperate Remedies (pt. 5)
38The Woodlanders (pt. 3)
97Desperate Remedies (pt. 6)
39The Woodlanders (pt. 4)
98Desperate Remedies (pt. 7)
40The Woodlanders (pt. 5)
99The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 1)
41The Woodlanders (pt. 6)
100The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 2)
42The Woodlanders (pt. 7)
101The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 3)
43Tess of the d'Urbervilles
102The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 4)
44The Maiden (pt. 1)
103The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 5)
45The Maiden (pt. 2)
104The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 6)
46Maiden No More
105The Hand of Ethelberta (pt. 7)
47The Rally
106A Laodicean
48The Consequence (pt. 1)
107George Somerset (pt. 1)
49The Consequence (pt. 2)
108George Somerset (pt. 2)
50The Woman Pays (pt. 1)
109Dare and Havill
51The Woman Pays (pt. 2)
110De Stancy (pt. 1)
52The Convert (pt. 1)
111De Stancy (pt. 2)
53The Convert (pt. 2)
112Somerset, Dare and De Stancy
54Fulfilment
113De Stancy and Paula (pt. 1)
55Jude the Obscure
114De Stancy and Paula (pt. 2)
56At Marygreen (pt. 1)
115Paula
57At Marygreen (pt. 2)
116Analysis
58At Christminster
117Reflection
59At Melchester (pt. 1)
118Memorable Quotes
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Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous PiecesThomas Hardy2h 21m$2 · $0.00
Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other VersesThomas Hardy2h 25m$2 · $0.00
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