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Wessex Tales

General Fiction

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Wessex Tales

By Thomas HardyNarrated by Steven Green

Wessex Tales

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

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