Wessex Tales

Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)

Wessex Tales is a collection of six short stories written by Hardy in the 1880’s. If you’ve never read Hardy they’ll serve as a good introduction to his writing. Though not as comprehensive as his major works they do contain all the ingredients that make him instantly recognisable. (Introduction by T. Hynes.)

Genre(s): General Fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Tadhg
00:03:34
Play 01 An Imaginative Woman Tadhg
00:51:02
Play 02 The Three Strangers Tadhg
00:46:41
Play 03 The Withered Arm - Chapter 1 Tadhg
00:04:50
Play 04 The Withered Arm - Chapter 2 Tadhg
00:07:28
Play 05 The Withered Arm - Chapter 3 Tadhg
00:08:06
Play 06 The Withered Arm - Chapter 4 Tadhg
00:07:26
Play 07 The Withered Arm - Chapter 5 Tadhg
00:05:29
Play 08 The Withered Arm - Chapter 6 Tadhg
00:05:30
Play 09 The Withered Arm - Chapter 7 Tadhg
00:09:49
Play 10 The Withered Arm - Chapter 8 Tadhg
00:06:06
Play 11 The Withered Arm - Chapter 9 Tadhg
00:06:23
Play 12 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 1 Tadhg
00:09:35
Play 13 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 2 Tadhg
00:16:13
Play 14 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 3 Tadhg
00:05:37
Play 15 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 4 Tadhg
00:07:40
Play 16 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 5 Tadhg
00:11:21
Play 17 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 6 Tadhg
00:11:44
Play 18 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 7 Tadhg
00:09:06
Play 19 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 8 Tadhg
00:15:51
Play 20 Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 9 Tadhg
00:21:33
Play 21 Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 1 Tadhg
00:09:48
Play 22 Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 2 Tadhg
00:15:40
Play 23 Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 3 Tadhg
00:16:28
Play 24 Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 4 Tadhg
00:11:06
Play 25 Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 5 Tadhg
00:13:35
Play 26 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 1 Tadhg
00:23:58
Play 27 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 2 Tadhg
00:05:07
Play 28 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 3 Tadhg
00:14:40
Play 29 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 4 Tadhg
00:14:27
Play 30 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 5 Tadhg
00:16:48
Play 31 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 6 Tadhg
00:16:00
Play 32 The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 7 Tadhg
00:23:10