Life's Little Ironies; A Set Of Tales With Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled A Few Crusted Characters

Thomas Hardy

Play

Length

8 h 23 min

Chapters

20

Language

English

Genre

Short Stories, Published 1900 onward

First published

1920

Chapters

1. 1 Story 1 The Son's VetoRead by David Wales 39:04
2. 2 Story 2 For Conscience's SakeRead by David Wales 42:55
3. 3 Story 3 A Tragedy Of Two Ambitions, Chapters 1-2Read by David Wales 22:31
4. 4 Story 3 A Tragedy Of Two Ambitions, Chapters 3-5Read by David Wales 39:18
5. 5 Story 4 On The Western Circuit, Chapters 1-3Read by David Wales 28:11
6. 6 Story 4 On The Western Circuit, Chapters 4-6Read by David Wales 33:15
7. 7 Story 5 To Please His WifeRead by David Wales 43:16
8. 8 Story 6 The Melancholy Hussar Of The German LegionRead by David Wales 46:23
9. 9 Story 7 The Fiddler Of The ReelsRead by David Wales 46:26
10. 10 Story 8 A Tradition Of Eighteen Hundred And FourRead by David Wales 17:11
11. 11 Story 9 A Few Crusted CharactersRead by David Wales 10:19
12. 12 Story 10 A Few Crusted Characters: Tony Kytes, The Arch DeceiverRead by David Wales 20:55
13. 13 Story 11 A Few Crusted Characters: The History Of The HardcomesRead by David Wales 23:57
14. 14 Story 12 A Few Crusted Characters: The Superstitious Man's StoryRead by David Wales 9:40
15. 15 Story 13 A Few Crusted Characters: Andrey Satchel And The Parson And ClerkRead by David Wales 18:39
16. 16 Story 14 A Few Crusted Characters: Old Andrey's Experience As A MusicianRead by David Wales 5:35
17. 17 Story 15 A Few Crusted Characters: Absent-Mindedness In A Parish ChoirRead by David Wales 7:44
18. 18 Story 16 A Few Crusted Characters: The Winters And The PalmleysRead by David Wales 21:01
19. 19 Story 17 A Few Crusted Characters: Incident In The Life Of Mr. George CrookhillRead by David Wales 10:57
20. 20 Story 18 A Few Crusted Characters: Netty Sargent's CopyholdRead by David Wales 16:03

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