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Author(s): Hardy, Thomas
Reader(s): Rowe, Nicholas
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Fiction
Catalogue No: NA0168
Barcode: 9781843798132
Release Date: 02/2014
HARDY, T.: Return of the Native (The) (Unabridged)
In the remote wildness of Egdon Heath, the crossed love affairs and marriages of a small group of people are played out against the background of nature’s beauty and indifference to mankind. Through a series of vivid incidents and encounters, The Return of the Native moves in a relentless drive towards tragedy, as the plans and dreams of the lovers miscarry, defeated by chance, or destiny or self-deception. In their unhappy stories, Hardy gives us a powerful dramatisation of his bleak philosophy, his belief in man’s helplessness before the malevolence of the universe.
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Disc 1
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1 | The Return of the Native | 06:50 |
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2 | The most thoroughgoing ascetic could feel that he had… | 04:46 |
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3 | Chapter 2 | 05:59 |
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4 | The reddleman looked in the old man's face. | 06:48 |
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5 | Chapter 3 | 07:53 |
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6 | 'The king' call'd down' his no-bles all'…' | 08:58 |
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7 | 'Well, I can't understand a quiet ladylike little body…' | 08:24 |
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8 | Christian drew a deep breath… | 07:08 |
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9 | The vagary of Timothy Fairway was infectious. | 08:04 |
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10 | Chapter 4 | 09:53 |
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11 | Chapter 5 | 03:30 |
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Disc 2
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1 | The front of the house was towards the heath… | 07:06 |
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2 | She looked wistfully at him with her sorrowful eyes… | 07:03 |
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3 | 'No sooner was Andrey asleep…' | 08:00 |
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4 | Chapter 6 | 06:15 |
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5 | The handkerchief which had hooded her head… | 07:43 |
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6 | Her grandfather had turned back again… | 08:01 |
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7 | 'Did you indeed think I believed you were married?' | 06:30 |
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8 | Chapter 7 | 07:11 |
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9 | Where did her dignity come from? | 07:21 |
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10 | Chapter 8 | 10:01 |
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11 | Chapter 9 | 02:30 |
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Disc 3
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1 | It was sometimes suggested that reddlemen were criminals… | 08:03 |
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2 | The reddleman, stung with suspicion of wrong to Thomasin… | 10:06 |
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3 | Chapter 10 | 08:59 |
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4 | The reddleman suffered the wound… | 08:52 |
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5 | Chapter 11 | 08:22 |
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6 | By far the greatest effect of her simple strategy… | 09:22 |
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7 | Book Second | 09:43 |
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8 | Chapter 2 | 08:39 |
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9 | Chapter 3 | 05:11 |
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1 | That night was an eventful one to Eustacia's brain… | 04:19 |
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2 | Chapter 4 | 06:13 |
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3 | It might be that Joe, who fought on the side of Christendom… | 08:06 |
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4 | Charley departed, and Eustacia felt more and more interest in life… | 05:30 |
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5 | Chapter 5 | 06:57 |
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6 | The first five minutes of listening was interesting enough… | 06:50 |
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7 | Chapter 6 | 07:24 |
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8 | Fairway had meanwhile concluded a critical gaze at Yeobright. | 08:24 |
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9 | The heat flew to Eustacia's head and cheeks. | 07:48 |
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10 | Chapter 7 | 08:05 |
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11 | Venn felt much astonishment at this avowal… | 07:59 |
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1 | Meanwhile Diggory Venn had returned to his van… | 02:25 |
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2 | Chapter 8 | 10:28 |
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3 | Clym pushed away his breakfast. | 09:35 |
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4 | Book Third | 10:33 |
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5 | Chapter 2 | 07:47 |
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6 | No more was said on the subject till the end of dinner. | 09:49 |
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7 | Chapter 3 | 06:29 |
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8 | Yeobright and Eustacia looked at each other for one instant… | 07:43 |
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9 | He rose early the next morning… | 07:06 |
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10 | The early weeks of the year passed on. | 06:55 |
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1 | Chapter 4 | 07:25 |
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2 | She started - then endeavoured to say calmly… | 09:04 |
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3 | Chapter 5 | 06:14 |
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4 | He was in a nest of vivid green. | 08:21 |
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5 | Chapter 6 | 08:37 |
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6 | Mrs. Yeobright turned away… | 05:57 |
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7 | Chapter 7 | 07:01 |
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8 | She went upstairs and took from a locked drawer in a little box… | 05:46 |
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9 | Ultimately Christian laid down his shilling… | 07:32 |
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10 | 'Did you ever know anybody who was born to it besides myself?' | 07:34 |
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1 | Chapter 8 | 06:02 |
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2 | They were surrounded by dusky forms… | 09:05 |
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3 | Book Fourth | 06:27 |
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4 | She instantly dismissed the wretched Christian… | 06:52 |
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5 | Chapter 2 | 05:02 |
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6 | One morning, after a severer strain than usual… | 06:34 |
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7 | Day after day he rose with the sun… | 09:15 |
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8 | Chapter 3 | 08:51 |
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9 | A whole village-full of sensuous emotion… | 08:06 |
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10 | She was silent awhile. | 08:40 |
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1 | Chapter 4 | 08:53 |
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2 | Thus far the reddleman had been tolerably successful… | 06:14 |
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3 | Chapter 5 | 09:41 |
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4 | Chapter 6 | 07:23 |
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5 | Wildeve looked thoughtfully at her. | 08:29 |
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6 | The little boy remained silently pondering… | 05:38 |
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7 | Chapter 7 | 08:30 |
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8 | While he was yet nearly a mile from the house… | 06:34 |
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9 | Chapter 8 | 07:14 |
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10 | By this time she had risen… | 08:43 |
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1 | Book Fifth | 07:02 |
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2 | Eustacia had not been long indoors… | 08:57 |
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3 | Chapter 2 | 05:53 |
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4 | As he surveyed the rooms he felt strongly disinclined… | 05:51 |
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5 | It was about daybreak when he had reached this decision… | 06:44 |
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6 | Chapter 3 | 07:41 |
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7 | By no stretch of meaning could any… | 08:51 |
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8 | Chapter 4 | 09:54 |
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9 | Chapter 5 | 06:38 |
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10 | While she stood she heard a sound. | 06:26 |
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1 | Chapter 6 | 05:57 |
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2 | Thomasin blushed a little. | 06:59 |
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3 | Chapter 7 | 07:39 |
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4 | At half-past eleven, finding that the house was silent… | 09:38 |
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5 | Chapter 8 | 05:18 |
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6 | Thomasin carried in her arms a large bundle… | 05:50 |
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7 | She was soon ascending Blooms-End valley… | 08:10 |
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8 | Chapter 9 | 06:00 |
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9 | Wildeve meanwhile had arrived on the former side… | 07:26 |
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10 | He returned across the heath to his van. | 08:47 |
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1 | Book Sixth | 08:58 |
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2 | Venn appeared confused… | 09:35 |
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3 | Chapter 2 | 06:21 |
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4 | Chapter 3 | 09:51 |
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5 | Chapter 4 | 06:40 |
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6 | They sat down to a lunch in the midst of their work… | 06:16 |
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7 | The two went round and ascended the crooked stair… | 08:36 |
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Total Playing Time: 13:37:18