Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection)
Thomas Hardy
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Hardy claimed poetry as his first love, and published collections until his death in 1928. Although not as well received by his contemporaries as his novels, Hardy's poetry has been applauded considerably in recent years. Most of his poems deal with themes of disappointment in love and life, and mankind's long struggle against indifference to human suffering. (Summary from Wikipedia). (0 hr 56 min)
Chapters
We Sat At The Window | 1:06 | Read by Carolyn Frances |
Change, The | 2:42 | Read by David Barnes |
Afternoon Service at Mellstock | 0:49 | Read by Corun |
First Sight of Her and After | 0:45 | Read by Corun |
At the Word 'Farewell' | 1:38 | Read by David Barnes |
At a Country Fair | 1:20 | Read by noonday |
Five Students, The | 2:15 | Read by James Gladwin |
Afterwards | 1:53 | Read by James Gladwin |
Background and the Figure, The | 0:53 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Figure in the Scene, The | 1:08 | Read by cricket |
Young Churchwarden, The | 1:06 | Read by cricket |
Dolls, The | 0:55 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Life Laughs Onward | 1:03 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Pink Frock, The | 0:49 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Peace-Offering, The | 0:46 | Read by Hit_Picker |
Glimpse, The | 1:23 | Read by David Barnes |
Pedestrian, The - an Incident of 1883 | 2:15 | Read by David Barnes |
Choirmaster's Burial, The | 1:49 | Read by David Barnes |
Memorial Brass: 186-, The | 1:38 | Read by David Barnes |
Paying Calls | 1:04 | Read by David Barnes |
Upper Birch-Leaves, The | 1:06 | Read by David Barnes |
He Fears His Good Fortune | 1:11 | Read by David Barnes |
Jubilate | 2:25 | Read by David Barnes |
I Thought, My Heart | 1:18 | Read by David Barnes |
Shadow on the Stone, The | 1:41 | Read by Hit_Picker |
Nettles, The | 1:07 | Read by Wen Rolland |
On a Midsummer Eve | 0:59 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Faded Face, The | 1:12 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Transformations | 1:03 | Read by David Barnes |
In a Waiting-Room | 2:16 | Read by David Barnes |
Clock-Winder, The | 1:51 | Read by David Barnes |
In a Whispering-Gallery | 1:06 | Read by David Barnes |
This Heart - A Woman's Dream | 2:34 | Read by Cori Samuel |
To Shakespeare After Three Hundred Years | 2:14 | Read by Cori Samuel |
Great Things | 1:25 | Read by Cori Samuel |
Before Knowledge | 0:58 | Read by Wen Rolland |
Upbraiding, An | 0:52 | Read by Wen Rolland |
Old Excursions | 1:19 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Paths of Former Time | 1:13 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Moments of Vision | 1:16 | Read by Priya, India |
Reviews
pretty good readings of Hardy's poetry
False Grind
This collection of Thomas Hardy's poetry is read properly and audibly by most of the readers here. As is usually the case with Librivox readings of English poetry collections, a dearth of Englishness in many of the readers voices is distractingly noticeable, but it's not a big problem here. It's an above-average reading, all said.