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The Trumpet-Major

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4,429 Sterne; 28 Bewertungen)

Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments preparing for an expected invasion brings colour and chaos to the county. A graceful and charming young woman, Anne is pursued by three suitors: John Loveday, the trumpet-major in a British regiment, honest and loyal; his brother Robert, a merchant seaman and womaniser, and Festus Derriman, the cowardly son of the local squire. Set at the time of the Napoleonic wars, this is the author's only historical novel, and unusually for Hardy's books, some of the characters live happily ever after. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Cori Samuel.) (11 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Chapter 00 - Preface

4:14

Read by Rebecca Dittman

Chapter 01 - What Was Seen From the Window Overlooking the Down

20:51

Read by Rebecca Dittman

Chapter 02 - Somebody Knocks and Comes In

18:06

Read by Rebecca Dittman

Chapter 03 - The Mill Becomes an Important Centre of Operations

17:28

Read by Rebecca Dittman

Chapter 04 - Who Were Present at the Miller's Little Entertainment

7:17

Read by RobbieRogers

Chapter 05 - The Song and the Stranger

16:52

Read by RobbieRogers

Chapter 06 - Old Mr. Derriman of Oxwell Hall

24:00

Read by RobbieRogers

Chapter 07 - How They Talked in the Pastures

8:13

Read by RobbieRogers

Chapter 08 - Anne Makes a Circuit of the the Camp

15:13

Read by RobbieRogers

Chapter 09 - Anne is Kindly Fetched by the Trumpet-Major

28:19

Read by Jack Farrell

Chapter 10 - The Matchmaking Virtues of a Double Garden

15:42

Read by Jack Farrell

Chapter 11 - Our People Are Affected by the Presence of Royalty

20:56

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 12 - How Everybody Great and Small Climbed...

14:48

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 13 - The Conversation in the Crowd

12:20

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 14 - Later in the Eve. of the Same Day

9:15

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 15 - 'Captain' Bob Loveday of the Merchant Service

22:34

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 16 - They Make Ready for the Illustrious Stranger

22:52

Read by Alana Jordan

Chapter 17 - Two Fainting Fits and a Bewilderment

15:35

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 18 - The Night After the Arrival

13:21

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 19 - Miss Johnson's Behaviour Causes No Little Surprise

19:05

Read by Becca B

Chapter 20 - How They Lessened the Effect of the Calamity

19:06

Read by valli

Chapter 21 - 'Upon the Hill He Turned'

12:29

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 22 - The Two Households United

23:18

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 23 - Military Preparations on an Extended Scale

21:28

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 24 - A Letter, A Visitor and a Tin Box

10:09

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 25 - Festus Shows His Love

12:56

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 26 - The Alarm

26:27

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 27 - Danger to Anne

16:55

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 28 - Anne Does Wonders

24:08

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 29 - A Dissembler

9:19

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 30 - At The Theatre Royal

16:33

Read by markman

Chapter 31 - Midnight Visitors

13:46

Read by markman

Chapter 32 - Deliverance

12:01

Read by markman

Chapter 33 - A Discovery Turns the Scale

23:11

Read by markman

Chapter 34 - A Speck on the Sea

23:16

Read by Jack Farrell

Chapter 35 - A Sailor Enters

16:09

Read by Jack Farrell

Chapter 36 - Derriman Sees Chances

12:21

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 37 - Reaction

19:53

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 38 - A Delicate Situation

20:36

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 39 - Bob Loveday Struts Up and Down

22:57

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 40 - A Call on Business

15:50

Read by Simon Evers

Chapter 41 - John Marches into the Night

8:38

Read by Aaron Elliott

Bewertungen

history romance love and sadness

(5 Sterne)

loved it and most of the readers are fabulous and even the ones that aren't fabulous do a fair job

Wow!

(5 Sterne)

Professional narration from some of the absolute best. I don’t usually listen to a book with multiple narrators as the transition can be rather jarring. However, I took a chance here and I’m so glad I did. What a special treat! Thank you narrators. The book is good and about halfway through it garnered my complete attention. All I can say is thank you

The LibriVox volunteer narrators have done a fantastic job here.

(5 Sterne)

It was quite unusual for Hardy to pen historical fiction. He did it well in this novel.

(5 Sterne)

Wonderful experience to listen to a book narrated by different voices. I was skeptical at the beginning, but fortunately all of them were good/great readers.

Beautifully done

(5 Sterne)

One of my favourite Hardy novels is skillfully delivered by some of LV's very best readers. Thank you for hours of enjoyment.

Great Book

(4 Sterne)

Some of the narrators were mediocre