The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid
Thomas Hardy
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A milkmaid, Margery, encounters a mysterious foreigner and perhaps prevents him from committing suicide. In gratitude, the man offers her any reward she can name. She tells him she wants to go to a ball. He takes her, admittedly a bit reluctantly, to a yeoman's ball in a neighboring county. From there the story continues because of course, a lot happens after the ball. She happens to already have an engagement to a local lad but his hold over her seems to grow of its own accord. This Hardy story may not end the way you wish, but that is often true of stories by this master writer. (Summary by Phil Chenevert) (3 hr 18 min)
Chapters
CHAPTER I | 9:27 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER II | 11:55 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER III | 14:06 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER IV | 12:14 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER V | 14:29 | Read by Eleanor Howard |
CHAPTER VI | 8:54 | Read by Eleanor Howard |
CHAPTER VII | 18:09 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER VIII | 11:28 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER IX | 10:38 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER X | 12:04 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER XI | 6:30 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
CHAPTER XII | 9:27 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER XIII | 10:19 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER XIV | 9:40 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER XV | 8:45 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER XVI | 13:32 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
CHAPTER XVII | 16:46 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
Reviews
interesting and well read
Bruce G
Nice human interest story full of unexpected turns. Very well read, thank you for recording!
the romantic adventures of a milkmaid
Lin
Well read, a very enjoyable story.
rbkhberg
A LibriVox Listener
A wonderful tale. I very much enjoyed it.