Far From The Madding Crowd, version 2
Thomas Hardy
Play
Length 14 h 10 min
Chapters 57
First published 1874
Far From The Madding Crowd is Hardy's fourth novel. It centres on the lives of five characters: Gabriel Oak, Bathsheba Everdene, Mr Boldwood, Sgt. Troy and Fanny Robin. The plot involves love, loyalty, death and betrayal and all this is delivered to us in Hardy's most eloquent prose. The images of character and nature are painted for our mind's eye with sublime style. Finally, but not least, Hardy's use of the Greek chorus is unsurpassed in injecting comedy and nudging the story along. (Summary by Tadhg Hynes)
Proof-Listeners: Joy Easton & Betty M.
Chapters
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Preface Read by Tadhg 5:01
2
Chapter II Read by Tadhg 17:42
3
Chapter III Read by Tadhg 17:05
4
Chapter IV Read by Tadhg 19:33
5
Chapter V Read by Tadhg 11:08
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Chapter VI Read by Tadhg 20:23
7
Chapter VII Read by Tadhg 7:17
8
Chapter VIII Read by Tadhg 37:37
9
Chapter IX Read by Tadhg 11:46
10
Chapter X Read by Tadhg 12:53
11
Chapter XI Read by Tadhg 10:02
12
Chapter XII Read by Tadhg 10:06
13
Chapter XIII Read by Tadhg 8:21
14
Chapter XIV Read by Tadhg 8:34
15
Chapter XV Read by Tadhg 21:40
16
Chapter XVI Read by Tadhg 6:10
17
Chapter XVII Read by Tadhg 5:34
18
Chapter XVIII Read by Tadhg 10:14
19
Chapter XIX Read by Tadhg 12:35
20
Chapter XX Read by Tadhg 12:40
21
Chapter XXI Read by Tadhg 13:49
22
Chapter XXII Read by Tadhg 22:57
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Chapter XXIII Read by Tadhg 13:17
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Chapter XXIV Read by Tadhg 13:56
25
Chapter XXV Read by Tadhg 7:39
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Chapter XXVI Read by Tadhg 19:24
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Chapter XXVII Read by Tadhg 7:00
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Chapter XXVIII Read by Tadhg 12:09
29
Chapter XXIX Read by Tadhg 15:50
30
Chapter XXX Read by Tadhg 10:15
31
Chapter XXXI Read by Tadhg 19:31
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Chapter XXXII Read by Tadhg 18:18
33
ChapterXXXIII Read by Tadhg 16:47
34
Chapter XXXIV Read by Tadhg 21:08
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Chapter XXXV Read by Tadhg 8:55
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Chapter XXXVI Read by Tadhg 19:20
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Chapter XXXVII Read by Tadhg 15:37
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Chapter XXXVIII Read by Tadhg 8:00
39
Chapter XXXIX Read by Tadhg 9:00
40
Chapter XL Read by Tadhg 15:49
41
Chapter XLI Read by Tadhg 22:17
42
Chapter XLII Read by Tadhg 25:27
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Chapter XLIII Read by Tadhg 22:15
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Chapter XLIV Read by Tadhg 15:14
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Chapter XLV Read by Tadhg 9:52
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Chapter XLVI Read by Tadhg 16:51
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Chapter XLVII Read by Tadhg 6:31
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Chapter XLVIII Read by Tadhg 11:03
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Chapter XLIX Read by Tadhg 11:38
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Chapter L Read by Tadhg 30:51
51
Chapter LI Read by Tadhg 17:26
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Chapter LII Read by Tadhg 20:59
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Chapter LIII Read by Tadhg 23:48
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Chapter LIV Read by Tadhg 9:08
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Chapter LV Read by Tadhg 9:45
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Chapter LVI Read by Tadhg 18:38
57
Chapter LVII Read by Tadhg 11:37
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