# Wessex Tales

An audiobook by Thomas Hardy, read by LibriVox volunteers (7 h 32 min, English).

Wessex Tales is a collection of six short stories written by Hardy in the 1880’s. If you’ve never read Hardy they’ll serve as a good introduction to his writing. Though not as comprehensive as his major works they do contain all the ingredients that make him instantly recognisable. (Introduction by T. Hynes.)

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## Chapters

0. Preface (3:34): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_00_hardy_64kb.mp3
1. An Imaginative Woman (51:02): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_01_hardy_64kb.mp3
2. The Three Strangers (46:41): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_02_hardy_64kb.mp3
3. The Withered Arm - Chapter 1 (4:50): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_03_hardy_64kb.mp3
4. The Withered Arm - Chapter 2 (7:28): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_04_hardy_64kb.mp3
5. The Withered Arm - Chapter 3 (8:06): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_05_hardy_64kb.mp3
6. The Withered Arm - Chapter 4 (7:26): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_06_hardy_64kb.mp3
7. The Withered Arm - Chapter 5 (5:29): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_07_hardy_64kb.mp3
8. The Withered Arm - Chapter 6 (5:30): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_08_hardy_64kb.mp3
9. The Withered Arm - Chapter 7 (9:49): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_09_hardy_64kb.mp3
10. The Withered Arm - Chapter 8 (6:06): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_10_hardy_64kb.mp3
11. The Withered Arm - Chapter 9 (6:23): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_11_hardy_64kb.mp3
12. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 1 (9:35): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_12_hardy_64kb.mp3
13. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 2 (16:13): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_13_hardy_64kb.mp3
14. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 3 (5:37): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_14_hardy_64kb.mp3
15. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 4 (7:40): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_15_hardy_64kb.mp3
16. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 5 (11:21): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_16_hardy_64kb.mp3
17. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 6 (11:44): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_17_hardy_64kb.mp3
18. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 7 (9:06): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_18_hardy_64kb.mp3
19. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 8 (15:51): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_19_hardy_64kb.mp3
20. Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 9 (21:33): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_20_hardy_64kb.mp3
21. Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 1 (9:48): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_21_hardy_64kb.mp3
22. Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 2 (15:40): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_22_hardy_64kb.mp3
23. Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 3 (16:28): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_23_hardy_64kb.mp3
24. Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 4 (11:06): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_24_hardy_64kb.mp3
25. Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 5 (13:35): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_25_hardy_64kb.mp3
26. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 1 (23:58): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_26_hardy_64kb.mp3
27. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 2 (5:07): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_27_hardy_64kb.mp3
28. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 3 (14:40): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_28_hardy_64kb.mp3
29. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 4 (14:27): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_29_hardy_64kb.mp3
30. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 5 (16:48): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_30_hardy_64kb.mp3
31. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 6 (16:00): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_31_hardy_64kb.mp3
32. The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 7 (23:10): https://archive.org/download/wessex_tales_th_librivox/wessextales_32_hardy_64kb.mp3