Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tess of the d’Urbervilles, 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 Tess of the d’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy. Read by Alisson Veldhuis. Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, "A Pure Woman," is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by her father to visit wealthy relatives. Her encounter with Alec d'Urberville changes her life forever, and brings about a doom that no one could have foreseen. (Summary by Alisson Veldhuis)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tess of the d’Urbervilles
• Author credits: Thomas Hardy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 59
• Listed recording duration: 15:22:37

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• tragedy
• romance
• rape
• illegitimate birth
• milking
• farming

Opening tracks: first 24 of 59

1. 01 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 1 — 11:15
2. 02 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 2 — 16:32
3. 03 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 3 — 15:07
4. 04 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 4 — 28:29
5. 05 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 5 — 23:16
6. 06 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 6 — 11:30
7. 07 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 7 — 10:27
8. 08 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 8 — 10:18
9. 09 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 9 — 13:32
10. 10 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 10 — 20:30
11. 11 - Phase I: The Maiden, Chapter 11 — 13:44
12. 12 - Phase II: Maiden No More, Chapter 12 — 19:18
13. 13 - Phase II: Maiden No More, Chapter 13 — 8:23
14. 14 - Phase II: Maiden No More, Chapter 14 — 29:48
15. 15 - Phase II: Maiden No More, Chapter 15 — 7:00
16. 16 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 16 — 14:25
17. 17 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 17 — 18:25
18. 18 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 18 — 18:16
19. 19 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 19 — 17:20
20. 20 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 20 — 9:09
21. 21 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 21 — 13:02
22. 22 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 22 — 6:37
23. 23 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 23 — 15:35
24. 24 - Phase III: The Rally, Chapter 24 — 9:17

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