Length12h 39m
About this audiobook
The Trumpet-Major is a novel by Thomas Hardy published in 1880, and his only historical novel. It concerns the heroine, Anne Garland, being pursued by three suitors: John Loveday, the eponymous trumpet major in a British regiment, honest and loyal; his brother Bob, a flighty sailor; and Festus Derriman, the cowardly nephew of the local squire. Unusually for a Hardy novel, the ending is not entirely tragic; however, there remains an ominous element in the probable fate of one of the main characters. (Excerpt from Google)
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length12 hrs 39 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE TRUMPET-MAJOR
2PREFACE
3I. WHAT WAS SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE DOWN
4II. SOMEBODY KNOCKS AND COMES IN
5III. THE MILL BECOMES AN IMPORTANT CENTRE OF OPERATIONS
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6IV. WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE MILLER’S LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT
7V. THE SONG AND THE STRANGER
8VI. OLD MR. DERRIMAN OF OXWELL HALL
9VII. HOW THEY TALKED IN THE PASTURES
10VIII. ANNE MAKES A CIRCUIT OF THE CAMP
11IX. ANNE IS KINDLY FETCHED BY THE TRUMPET-MAJOR
12X. THE MATCH-MAKING VIRTUES OF A DOUBLE GARDEN
13XI. OUR PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF ROYALTY
14XII. HOW EVERYBODY GREAT AND SMALL CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE DOWNS
15XIII. THE CONVERSATION IN THE CROWD
16XIV. LATER IN THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAY
17XV. ‘CAPTAIN’ BOB LOVEDAY OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE
18XVI. THEY MAKE READY FOR THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER
19XVII. TWO FAINTING FITS AND A BEWILDERMENT
20XVIII. THE NIGHT AFTER THE ARRIVAL
21XIX. MISS JOHNSON’S BEHAVIOUR CAUSES NO LITTLE SURPRISE
22XX. HOW THEY LESSENED THE EFFECT OF THE CALAMITY
23XXI. ‘UPON THE HILL HE TURNED’
24XXII. THE TWO HOUSEHOLDS UNITED
25XXIII. MILITARY PREPARATIONS ON AN EXTENDED SCALE
26XXIV. A LETTER, A VISITOR, AND A TIN BOX
27XXV. FESTUS SHOWS HIS LOVE
28XXVI. THE ALARM
29XXVII. DANGER TO ANNE
30XXVIII. ANNE DOES WONDERS
31XXIX. A DISSEMBLER
32XXX. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL
33XXXI. MIDNIGHT VISITORS
34XXXII. DELIVERANCE
35XXXIII. A DISCOVERY TURNS THE SCALE
36XXXIV. A SPECK ON THE SEA
37XXXV. A SAILOR ENTERS
38XXXVI. DERRIMAN SEES CHANCES
39XXXVII. REACTION
40XXXVIII. A DELICATE SITUATION
41XXXIX. BOB LOVEDAY STRUTS UP AND DOWN
42XL. A CALL ON BUSINESS
43XLI. JOHN MARCHES INTO THE NIGHT
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