The story of Tess, daughter of a poor peddler, is one of heartbreak and sorrow, deception and indecency. When sent to live with a wealthy family, the D'Urbervilles, who are not who they appear to be, Tess endures many hardships and abuse, while trying to make a fortune with the family to whom she believes she is related to. The abuse leads to her getting pregnant by a man named Alec. Upon this discovery Tess returns home to her family, but more misfortune is set to befall her after the birth of her illegitimate child.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Length: 14:10 h
Published: 09-29-16
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Hardy: Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
by Martin Shaw
Length: 2:22 h
Published: 2010-12-01
Tracks:
18:21 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 1, A Question Of Ancestry 16:44 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 2, At Trantridge 06:58 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 3, Maiden No More 28:08 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 4, At Talbotbays 10:00 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 5, Halycon Days 17:11 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 6, Revelations 08:49 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 7, Flashback 10:26 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 8, Man And Wife 25:21 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 9, The Final Reckoning ▶ Listen now for free (provided by Spotify Free)
Hardy: Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
by Martin Shaw
Length: 2:21 h
Published: 2010-12-01
Tracks:
18:21 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 1, A Question Of Ancestry 16:44 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 2, At Trantridge 06:58 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 3, Maiden No More 28:08 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 4, At Talbotbays 10:00 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 5, Halycon Days 17:11 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 6, Revelations 08:49 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 7, Flashback 10:26 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 8, Man And Wife 25:21 Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: Chapter 9, The Final Reckoning ▶ Listen now for free (provided by Deezer Gratis)
Hardy, T.: Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Unabridged)
by Anna Bentinck
Length: 17:40 h
Published: 2008-05-01
Tracks:
06:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 1 05:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'And shall we ever come into our own again?' 06:02 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 2 05:37 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The young girls formed, indeed, the… 06:11 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Among these on-lookers were three… 05:21 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 3 05:28 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I'll rock the cradle for 'ee, mother,' said the daughter… 05:37 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The Compleat Fortune-Teller was an old thick volume… 05:32 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 4 05:41 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): While this question was being discussed… 05:35 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): It was eleven o'clock before the family… 04:41 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The renewed subject, which seemed to have… 05:32 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): By this time the mail-cart man… 03:39 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 5 05:37 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Rising early next day… 05:02 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Everything on this snug property… 05:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): This embodiment of a d'Urberville… 06:01 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): They had spent some time wandering… 05:54 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 6 06:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess seemed for the moment… 05:24 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 7 06:29 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Not for less than a thousand pound!' 06:09 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 8 05:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He drew rein, and as they slowed… 05:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 9 05:26 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The birds that the two girls had brought in… 04:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He suited the action to the word, and… 03:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 10 05:17 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Approaching the hay-trussers… 05:12 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'You shall catch it for this, my gentlemen…' 06:50 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Tis treacle,' said an observant matron. 05:08 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 11 05:05 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Why, where be we?' 04:37 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Having buttoned the overcoat… 05:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 12 04:46 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Tis quite true.' 05:31 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He emitted a laboured breath… 06:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'No,' said she… 04:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 13 04:00 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Parishioners dropped in by twos and threes… 06:09 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 14 06:32 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Her binding proceeds with clock-like monotony. 05:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): A resolution which had surprised… 05:02 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess had drifted into a frame of mind… 04:58 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The most impressed of them said… 03:28 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Having the natural feelings of a tradesman… 03:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 15 03:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): She had held so aloof of late… 04:50 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 16 04:59 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The bird's-eye perspective before her… 04:31 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess Durbeyfield, then, in good heart… 04:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 17 04:46 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The milkers formed quite a little battalion… 05:01 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Oh yes; there's nothing like…' 05:30 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Take it gentle, sir; take it gentle,' said the dairyman. 04:41 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 18 05:07 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): It had never occurred to the straightforward… 05:06 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): So we find Angel Clare at six-and-twenty… 05:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The early mornings were still sufficiently cool… 05:37 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 19 05:08 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess was conscious of neither time nor space. 05:09 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess, on her part, could not understand why… 04:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Tess, fie for such bitterness!' 05:31 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 20 04:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The mixed, singular, luminous gloom… 05:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 21 05:10 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): While the listeners were smiling… 04:25 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'So have you – so have we all,' said Marian… 04:38 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 22 03:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Upon my soul and body, this here stooping…' 05:49 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 23 06:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Marian had lowered herself upon his arm… 06:25 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess's heart ached. 06:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 24 04:59 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Clare had studied the curves of those lips… 05:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 25 04:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): To encounter her daily in the accustomed manner… 04:59 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Clare knew her well. 04:55 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Angel sat down, and the place… 04:34 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I suppose it is farming or nothing for you now…' 05:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 26 05:28 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Mercy Chant is of a very good family.' 06:07 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): His mother made him sandwiches… 05:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 27 05:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I've got to go a-skimming,' she pleaded… 05:17 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): You quite misapprehend my parents. 06:32 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 28 03:34 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Although the early September weather was sultry… 03:27 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): At last she got away, and did not stop… 05:40 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 29 04:59 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): It all turned on that release. 03:59 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Clare had resolved never to kiss her until… 06:25 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 30 06:46 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Londoners will drink it at their breakfasts…' 05:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I like the other way rather best.' 05:15 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 31 05:25 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): They unaffectedly sought each other's company… 05:23 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Her affection for him was now the breath and life… 04:50 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'But,' she timidly answered… 03:24 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Are you sure you don't dislike me for it?' 05:02 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 32 05:27 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'So that, seriously, dearest Tess,' he continued… 06:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Next, he wished to see a little of the working… 05:06 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 33 05:31 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Oh, nothing, dear,' he said from within. 05:38 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Her perception that Angel's bearing towards her… 05:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Upheld by the momentum of the time… 03:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'O my love, why do I love you so!' 05:44 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 34 05:28 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'That cock knew the weather was going to…' 05:49 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Suddenly he said with enthusiasm… 06:02 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Angel, suddenly recollecting that Tess… 04:24 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'O yes! I am sure that – ' 06:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 35 06:35 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Sit down, sit down,' he said gently. 04:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Behold, when thy face is made bare… 03:41 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): They wandered on again in silence. 03:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Having nothing more to fear… 05:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 36 05:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'My position – is this,' he said abruptly. 04:57 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Well, since you say no, I won't…' 05:49 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He spoke such things as these and more… 04:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Her eyelids, weighted with trouble… 04:00 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Quite sure. We ought to part… 05:11 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 37 05:08 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Ah! Now she knew what he was dreaming of… 05:03 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): It suddenly occurred to her to try persuasion… 05:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): To make the call as unobtrusive as possible… 03:06 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Until you come to me I must not try to come to you?' 06:38 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 38 06:48 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Well, well; what's done can't be undone!' 05:51 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 39 05:55 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'We had your brief note three weeks ago…' 06:23 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): '''Who can find a virtuous woman?…''' 05:35 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 40 05:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Hearing a footstep below, he rose… 05:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I am going to Brazil alone, Izz,' said he. 03:21 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Well, but, Izz, we'll part friends, anyhow?' 04:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 41 05:18 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Her reluctance to communicate with her… 04:39 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Among the difficulties of her lonely position… 04:31 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): In the midst of these whimsical fancies… 04:35 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 42 04:19 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Towards the second evening she reached… 04:50 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): She pulled off in disgust a bandage… 05:28 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 43 05:36 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): So the two forces were at work here… 05:57 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Then one day a peculiar quality invaded the air… 05:40 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Putting on their gloves, all set to work… 05:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): After this they continued for some long time… 05:00 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 44 05:49 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): It was a year ago, all but a day… 05:17 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The second peal had been louder, and still… 05:39 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Some imposter who wished to come into the town…' 04:24 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'The people are gone to afternoon service, I suppose?' 05:00 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 45 04:46 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): As soon as she could reflect, it appalled her… 05:32 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I have done nothing!' 05:19 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess, who had been quite unconscious of her action… 04:50 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess, half frightened, gave way to his importunity… 05:35 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 46 04:42 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess still did no more than listen… 05:34 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Do not ask what I do not wish to tell!' 04:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'If so be you make an agreement to work for me…' 04:55 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'But I have. Though I don't believe in anything… 05:29 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'What, you have really arranged to preach, and – ' 05:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 47 05:25 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The old men on the rising straw-rick talked of the… 05:25 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess continued to eat her modest dinner… 05:57 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Well, never mind,' he resumed. 05:21 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 48 05:54 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The time for the rat-catching arrived… 05:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Angel, I live entirely for you. 05:05 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 49 04:52 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Angel's original intention had not been emigration… 04:26 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He thought of Tess as she had appeared on the day… 03:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): To perfect the ballads was now her whimsical desire. 05:57 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 50 05:27 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): She liked doing it after the confinement… 05:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'A jester might say this is just like Paradise…' 06:17 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 51 06:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'Didn't you see me?' 05:53 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess remained where she was a long while… 06:18 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 52 06:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): The distance was great – too great… 05:43 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): In the interim Tess, left with the children… 05:48 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 53 05:58 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He soon retired to bed; and the next morning… 05:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 54 04:47 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Some man, apparently the sexton, had observed… 05:58 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 55 05:36 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Tess appeared on the threshold… 05:15 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 56 04:38 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): She need not have done so, however… 05:45 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 57 05:12 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): By degrees he was inclined to believe… 05:01 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'I think we may as well steer in a general way…' 05:30 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 58 05:11 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Not more than a minute had elapsed… 05:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): 'A very Temple of the Winds,' he said. 04:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): He kissed her to avoid a reply… 05:21 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (unabridged): Chapter 59 ▶ Listen now for free (provided by Deezer Gratis)
Hardy, T.: Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Abridged)
by Imogen Stubbs
Length: 3:55 h
Published: 2008-10-01
Tracks:
04:16 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): On an evening in the latter part of May… 05:11 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): The village of Marlott… 04:46 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): As for Tess Durbeyfield… 03:45 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Her mother at length agreed to this arrangement… 04:26 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): The haggling business… 07:22 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): He had an almost swarthy complexion… 05:43 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): As the moment for the girl's setting out drew nigh… 06:26 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): The chief pleasure in Trantridge… 08:12 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): She was silent… 04:38 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): It was a Sunday morning in late October… 06:27 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): It was a hazy sunrise in August… 05:07 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): On a thyme-scented, bird-hatching morning… 06:44 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): When the milking was finished… 06:14 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Tess had never in her recent life been so happy… 03:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Clare, restless, went out into the dusk… 06:43 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): It was not till that evening… 04:43 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): An up-hill and down-dale ride… 04:04 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Her refusal, though unexpected… 05:40 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): 'Now, who mid ye think I’ve heard news o' this morn…' 03:58 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): One afternoon several of the dairyman's household… 05:05 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): She mounted again beside her lover… 05:57 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Tess wrote a most touching and urgent letter… 05:55 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): They gently led her back… 04:31 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Angel felt that he would like to spend a day… 04:39 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): New Year's Eve broke - the wedding-day. 06:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): They drove by the level road… 03:50 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Her narrative ended… 05:17 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): 'Tess, am I to believe this?' 06:49 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Midnight came and passed silently… 07:40 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): It was three weeks after the marriage… 04:52 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): More than eight months subsequent… 05:23 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): The solitude was at last broken… 06:40 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): He looked sullenly at her… 07:13 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): The moment that she moved… 06:51 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): 'The fact is,' said d'Urberville drily… 07:09 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): He did not accompany her further… 05:52 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): At length it was the eve… 07:55 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): It was evening at Emminster Vicarage. 08:12 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Broken in heart and numbed… 06:08 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): Their long repose at the manor-house… 05:12 Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Abridged): The city of Wintoncester… ▶ Listen now for free (provided by Deezer Gratis)
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