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The Poetry of Thomas Hardy (Unabridged)
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Avg. Rating: 44 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 (242 ratings)
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Audio Length: 1 hour 23 min
Release Date: 9/12/2011
Narrator: James Taylor, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley, Tim Graham, Ghizela Rowe
Format: Unabridged



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Many giants of literature originate from the shores of the emerald isles: Shakespeare, Dickens, Chaucer, the Brontes, and Austen, to which most people would willingly add the name Thomas Hardy. Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and The Mayor of Casterbridge are but three of his literary masterpieces.

But let us go further and add to his canon his poems. Hardy himself thought he was a poet who wrote novels purely for the money. Indeed his poems were not published until he was in his 50s, after his major novels were published and his reputation set. Today his poetry is more rightly regarded in its own right.

About the Author: Thomas Hardy
 

Thomas Hardy, who was born on June 2, 1840 in Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England, The United Kingdom and lived until January 11, 1928, was made to write Classics stories! The success of the Unabridged version of Tess of the D'Urbervilles helped put Hardy on the map. Read by popular narrator Peter Firth, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is his most popular audiobook on AudiobookStore.com. With other Classics titles, like the most recent audiobook, The Hangman's Noose: Strange tales of executions and executioners, Hardy has 89 audiobooks available to listen to instantly, providing customers with over 657 hours of audio enjoyment. The Return of the Native, added to our selection in 1999, was the first audiobook from Hardy to be added to our site. With popular titles like Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Hangman's Noose: Strange tales of executions and executioners and The Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy has a Classics audiobook for everyone to enjoy! To view the complete selection of Hardy's 89 audiobooks, please visit his author page to find one you will enjoy: Thomas Hardy audiobooks.

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Reader Reviews for: The Poetry of Thomas Hardy
5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5  5 out of 5
Review by Coral from Basingstoke, F2, The United Kingdom | 9/25/2010

My favourite collection of poems yet. Hardy's talent ripples through his work and "Under the Waterfall" and "Beeny Cliff" are two of my most favourite poems of all time.
2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5  2 out of 5
Review by Lynda from Saint Paul, MN | 5/16/2009

Sorry, a couple of poems I like, but not really my cup of tea.
4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5  4 out of 5
Review by Dustin from Whiteland, IN | 7/2/2008

Poetry like art is subjective to the eye of the beholder. Even in the midst of difficult text the subtle human experience of trudging through the past can bring on melancholy of our own lives and recent past.
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