Michael Henchard, drunk at a country fair, sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas. The following day, in despair and remorse, he forswears alcohol and sets out to redeem himself. In time, he becomes a respected merchant and eventually the mayor of the town. But Fate is not to be so easily appeased, and Henchard finds his past actions resonate through and destroy his plans for the future.
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Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
Length: 12:19 h
Published: 09-07-10
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Abridged)
by Thomas Hardy
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Published: 2007-08-13
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04:19 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 1 04:55 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The wife mostly kept her eyes fixed ahead… 04:49 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): A rather numerous company appeared within… 04:57 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The auctioneer selling the old horses in the field outside… 04:36 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Five shillings,' said someone, at which there was a laugh. 05:00 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Very well, she shall have the child…' 03:36 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 2: The morning sun was streaming through… 03:27 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): This seemed to accord with his desire. 02:39 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'I, Michael Henchard, on this morning…' 03:03 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 3: The highroad into the village… 03:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Why did we hinder our time by coming in here?' 04:41 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'She was here at that time,' resumed Mrs. Newson… 05:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 4: Henchard's wife acted for the best… 05:54 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The sailor, drowned or no, was probably now lost… 05:17 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The lamplights now glimmered through the engirdling trees… 02:40 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 5: A few score yards brought them to the spot… 04:04 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The interior of the hotel dining-room was spread out… 04:00 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Elizabeth-Jane had never been so much interested… 03:27 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The band now struck up another melody… 04:46 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 6: Now the group outside the window… 05:16 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): As her mother did not reply Elizabeth-Jane's mind… 04:50 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 7: Elizabeth-Jane and her mother had arrived… 04:17 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): When she entered nobody was present but the young man… 03:40 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'You're wrong!' said the young man. 03:55 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Donald Farfrae was grateful – said he feared… 04:29 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 8: Thus they parted; and Elizabeth-Jane… 04:19 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Young Farfrae repeated the last verse. It was plain… 03:22 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The silent landlord came and leant over the settle… 03:21 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Though it was still early the young Scotchman expressed… 04:12 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 9: When Elizabeth-Jane opened the hinged casement… 04:37 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The discussion was continued during breakfast… 05:39 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Horses for sale were tied in rows… 04:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): When the two new acquaintances had passed out of sight… 05:07 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 10: While she still sat under the Scotchman's eyes… 04:42 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard winced at the word 'father,' thus applied. 05:02 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 11: The Ring at Casterbridge was merely the local name… 04:32 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): It was related that there still remained under the south entrance… 03:33 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'We'll go away at once. I only came to see -' 04:34 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 12: On entering his own door after watching his wife… 04:16 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard paused a moment, threw himself back… 03:58 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Donald showed his deep concern at a complication… 02:51 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 13: The cottage which Michael Henchard hired… 04:02 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard's visits here grew so frequent and so regular… 03:52 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Turning, he saw a circular disc reticulated with creases… 05:26 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 14: A Martinmas summer of Mrs. Henchard's life set in … 04:43 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The three members of the family were sitting at breakfast… 05:21 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Her quiet eye discerned that Henchard's tigerish affection… 05:04 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): This situation began to be very awkward… 03:56 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 15: At first Miss Newson's budding beauty… 04:18 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): It was about six o'clock; the men were dropping off… 03:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Just at this time Farfrae, who had been to Henchard's house… 04:01 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Morally he was; there could be no doubt of it. 04:54 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 16: On this account Henchard's manner… 04:23 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The morning came. The sky, which had been remarkably clear… 04:52 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): All the town crowded to the Walk, such a delightful idea… 04:07 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 17: Elizabeth-Jane had perceived from Henchard's manner… 03:55 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): They parted, Farfrae returning into the dark… 04:23 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard, who had been hurt at finding that Farfrae… 03:43 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): So determined was he to do nothing… 03:49 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 18: There came a shock which had been foreseen… 04:12 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The contingency that he had in his mind was… 03:10 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Some little time later on Farfrae was passing… 04:04 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 19: Henchard and Elizabeth sat conversing by the fire. 03:54 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): She tried to stand up and comfort him trustfully… 05:08 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Among the other papers had been placed the contents… 05:10 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): This ironical sequence of things angered him… 04:22 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 20: Of all the enigmas which ever confronted a girl… 04:25 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): These domestic exhibitions were the small protruding… 03:32 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Thus she lived on, a dumb, deep-feeling, great-eyed creature… 03:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The stranger presently moved from the tombstone… 03:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The morrow, being fairly fine, found Elizabeth-Jane… 03:05 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Elizabeth-Jane looked wistfully at her questioner. 04:58 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 21: As a maxim glibly repeated from childhood… 04:10 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The position of the queer old door and the odd presence… 03:49 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The day and the hour came; but a drizzling rain fell. 03:44 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Elizabeth-Jane had been thinking of the door in the alley. 04:04 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 22: We go back for a moment to the preceding night… 04:26 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): He was in this interested stage of the inquiry… 04:31 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): On Elizabeth-Jane's arrival she had been phlegmatically asked… 03:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): It could not, however, have been broken in safer company. 03:09 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Elizabeth replied vaguely, for an incident checked… 03:56 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Lucetta looked blank, twitched up her lovely eyebrows… 04:30 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 23: A conjecture that her visitor might be… 03:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Where did ye come from, ma'am?' 05:23 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The fair without the windows was now raging thick… 05:13 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): He looked anxiously at the farmer who was seeking him… 04:44 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 24: Poor Elizabeth-Jane, little thinking… 04:41 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Elizabeth-Jane's bonnet and shawl were pitchforked… 04:57 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): In the silence which followed Farfrae appeared… 05:07 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): It was all true as she had pictured - she could have sworn it. 03:43 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 25: The next phase of the supersession of Henchard… 03:43 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'It is full early yet,' she said evasively. 04:29 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'That's the way the wind blows, is it?' he said at last… 04:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 26: It chanced that on a fine spring morning… 04:10 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): They sat stiffly side by side at the darkening table… 04:57 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): That characters deteriorated in time of need… 04:33 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): In a lonely hamlet a few miles from the town… 05:29 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'I've worked it out already, and you can know at once…' 04:28 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 27: It was the eve of harvest. 04:16 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): However, according to the strict rule of the road… 05:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Candle-lights were flitting in and out of her bedroom… 05:14 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): She sank into a chair, and turned pale. 05:45 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 28: The next morning Henchard went to the Town Hall… 04:53 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): But Henchard stared, and quite forgot what was evidence… 04:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 29: At this hour Lucetta was bounding along… 03:17 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): They looked round for some shelter or hiding-place… 04:41 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard supporting Lucetta on one side… 03:21 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard remained in thought. He had evidently not expected… 02:47 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard stood as if idiotized. She was so alarmed… 04:06 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 30: Farfrae's words to his landlady… 03:38 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'I must go rather a long way back,' said Lucetta… 03:58 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Lucetta covered her eyes with her right hand… 05:04 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 31: The retort of the furmity-woman… 05:12 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Well,' said the senior Commissioner, addressing Henchard… 04:16 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 32: Two bridges stood near the lower part of Casterbridge. 03:59 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): To this bridge came Henchard, as other unfortunates… 04:21 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Ha, ha, true!' cried Henchard, throwing himself… 05:30 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The effect, either of her ministrations or of her mere presence… 04:21 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 33: At this date there prevailed in Casterbridge… 04:45 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chancing to look out of the window at that moment… 04:32 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): It was at this time that Elizabeth-Jane, having heard… 04:43 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'I beg your pardon, ma'am?' said Henchard… 04:02 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 34: Next morning, accordingly, she rose at five o'clock… 05:01 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Yes, yes; so I've heard; and there's nothing to say…' 04:12 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Farfrae seemed seriously disposed to discuss this move… 03:11 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The next morning he went to the corn-yard as usual… 03:24 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Farfrae, willing to humour Henchard, though quite uninterested… 05:44 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 35: As Donald stated, Lucetta had retired early… 05:05 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): With this view she made a toilette which differed… 04:08 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 36: Returning from her appointment Lucetta… 04:31 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): His path was by the river-side at the foot of the town. 04:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Yet amid so much that was bad… 03:33 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'I might have had 'ee days afore that,' said the keeper. 04:39 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The cry was repeated. They pushed the lantern… 03:56 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 37: Such was the state of things… 04:22 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The eventful morning was bright, a full-faced sun… 03:20 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): At length a man stationed at the furthest turn of the high road… 03:34 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): In the crowd stood Coney, Buzzford, and Longways… 05:00 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 38: The proceedings had been brief - too brief… 04:44 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Farfrae came on with one hand in his pocket, and humming… 05:16 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): By a whirl Henchard brought Donald dangerously near… 04:49 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 39: When Farfrae descended out of the loft… 04:39 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Without waiting for Lucetta's reply she crossed quickly… 05:47 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'What can we two poor lammigers do against such a multitude!' 04:34 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 40: Long before this time Henchard… 03:45 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The very agitation and abruptness of Henchard increased… 04:37 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Jopp was just going to bed when Henchard got home. 03:04 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 41: Henchard went home. 04:10 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard's face and eyes seemed to die. 04:19 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard, without answering, shook his head… 05:01 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): He returned to the house half expecting that she would… 02:42 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard, however, leaving the town by the east road… 03:49 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'I don't quite think there are any miracles nowadays,' she said. 05:16 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 42: But the emotional conviction that he was in… 04:42 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): But as a memory, notwithstanding such conditions… 04:25 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Time had been when such instinctive opposition… 03:17 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Thank you for those new books, Mr. Farfrae,' she added shyly. 03:54 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 43: What Henchard saw thus early… 04:00 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): But what if he were mistaken in his views… 04:49 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The question of his remaining in Casterbridge was… 04:11 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): He went on till he came to the first milestone… 04:51 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'Well, Captain Newson, I will be glad to see ye here…' 04:17 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 44: Meanwhile, the man of their talk… 04:53 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): He intended to go on from this place - visited as an act… 04:32 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The remembrance would continually revive in him… 04:18 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Henchard did not care to ride any further with his chattering… 04:57 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): The gaiety jarred upon Henchard's spirits… 05:07 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): Chapter 45: It was about a month after the day… 04:15 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): This was enough to set Elizabeth thinking… 03:38 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): His face showed marks of deep sadness, his eyes lighting… 03:36 The Mayor of Casterbridge (Unabridged): 'What are we to do?' said Donald… ▶ Listen now for free (provided by Deezer Gratis)
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