Length8h 22m
About this audiobook
Wessex Tales (1888) by Thomas Hardy is a collection of short stories. Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth century marriage and its inherent restrictions, the use of grammar as a diluted form of thought, the disparities created by the role of class status in determining societal rank, the stance of women in society and the severity of even minor diseases causing the rapid onset of fatal symptoms prior to the introduction of sufficient medicinal practices. A focal point of all the short stories is that of social constraints acting to diminish one's contentment in life, necessitating unwanted marriages, repression of true emotion and succumbing to melancholia due to constriction within the confines of 19th century perceived normality.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length8 hrs 22 mins
Narrated bySteven Green
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateFeb 28, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface - Wessex Tales
18Chapter 17 - Wessex Tales
2Chapter 1 - Wessex Tales
19Chapter 18 - Wessex Tales
3Chapter 2 - Wessex Tales
20Chapter 19 - Wessex Tales
4Chapter 3 - Wessex Tales
21Chapter 20 - Wessex Tales
5Chapter 4 - Wessex Tales
22Chapter 21 - Wessex Tales
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6Chapter 5 - Wessex Tales
23Chapter 22 - Wessex Tales
7Chapter 6 - Wessex Tales
24Chapter 23 - Wessex Tales
8Chapter 7 - Wessex Tales
25Chapter 24 - Wessex Tales
9Chapter 8 - Wessex Tales
26Chapter 25 - Wessex Tales
10Chapter 9 - Wessex Tales
27Chapter 26 - Wessex Tales
11Chapter 10 - Wessex Tales
28Chapter 27 - Wessex Tales
12Chapter 11 - Wessex Tales
29Chapter 28 - Wessex Tales
13Chapter 12 - Wessex Tales
30Chapter 29 - Wessex Tales
14Chapter 13 - Wessex Tales
31Chapter 30 - Wessex Tales
15Chapter 14 - Wessex Tales
32Chapter 31 - Wessex Tales
16Chapter 15 - Wessex Tales
33Chapter 32 - Wessex Tales
17Chapter 16 - Wessex Tales
