Far From the Madding Crowd: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Far From the Madding Crowd, credited to Thomas Hardy, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy. Read by Tadhg Hynes. Far From The Madding Crowd is Hardys 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 Hardys most eloquent prose.The images of character and nature are painted for our minds eye with sublime style.Finally,but not least, Hardys use of the Greek chorus is unsurpassed in injecting comedy and nudging the story along. (Summary by Tadhg Hynes)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Far From the Madding Crowd
• Author credits: Thomas Hardy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 58
• Listed recording duration: 14:10:25

Catalogue topics

• English literature
• Thomas Hardy.

Opening tracks: first 24 of 58

1. Preface — 5:02
2. Chapter 01 — 12:04
3. Chapter 02 — 17:42
4. Chapter 03 — 17:06
5. Chapter 04 — 19:34
6. Chapter 05 — 11:08
7. Chapter 06 — 20:24
8. Chapter 07 — 7:18
9. Chapter 08 — 37:38
10. Chapter 09 — 11:47
11. Chapter 10 — 12:54
12. Chapter 11 — 10:03
13. Chapter 12 — 10:07
14. Chapter 13 — 8:22
15. Chapter 14 — 8:34
16. Chapter 15 — 21:41
17. Chapter 16 — 6:10
18. Chapter 17 — 5:34
19. Chapter 18 — 10:15
20. Chapter 19 — 12:35
21. Chapter 20 — 12:41
22. Chapter 21 — 13:49
23. Chapter 22 — 22:58
24. Chapter 23 — 13:18

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