The Thomas Hardy collection [sound recording] : Far from the madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge & Tess of the D'Ubervilles

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-19282017

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Far from the Madding CrowdIn a remote corner of early Victorian England, where traditional practices remain untouched by time, Bathsheba Everdene stands out as a beacon of female independence and self-reliance. However, when confronted with three suitors, among them the dashing Sergeant Troy, she snows a reckless capriciousness that threatens the stability of the whole community. The Mayor of CasterbridgeIn a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a county fair. Over the course of the next few years, he manages to establish himself as a respected and prosperous pillar of the community, but behind his success there always lurks the shameful secret of his past and a personality prone to self -destruction.Tess of the D'UrbervillesSet in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, who learns that she may descended from the ancient family of D'Urberville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate widely, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggles against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits and the hypocrisy of the age.