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)
Chapitres
| We Sat At The Window | 1:06 | Lu par Carolyn Frances |
| Change, The | 2:42 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Afternoon Service at Mellstock | 0:49 | Lu par Corun |
| First Sight of Her and After | 0:45 | Lu par Corun |
| At the Word 'Farewell' | 1:38 | Lu par David Barnes |
| At a Country Fair | 1:20 | Lu par noonday |
| Five Students, The | 2:15 | Lu par James Gladwin |
| Afterwards | 1:53 | Lu par James Gladwin |
| Background and the Figure, The | 0:53 | Lu par Lee Ann Howlett |
| Figure in the Scene, The | 1:08 | Lu par cricket |
| Young Churchwarden, The | 1:06 | Lu par cricket |
| Dolls, The | 0:55 | Lu par Lee Ann Howlett |
| Life Laughs Onward | 1:03 | Lu par Lee Ann Howlett |
| Pink Frock, The | 0:49 | Lu par Lee Ann Howlett |
| Peace-Offering, The | 0:46 | Lu par Hit_Picker |
| Glimpse, The | 1:23 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Pedestrian, The - an Incident of 1883 | 2:15 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Choirmaster's Burial, The | 1:49 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Memorial Brass: 186-, The | 1:38 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Paying Calls | 1:04 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Upper Birch-Leaves, The | 1:06 | Lu par David Barnes |
| He Fears His Good Fortune | 1:11 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Jubilate | 2:25 | Lu par David Barnes |
| I Thought, My Heart | 1:18 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Shadow on the Stone, The | 1:41 | Lu par Hit_Picker |
| Nettles, The | 1:07 | Lu par Wen Rolland |
| On a Midsummer Eve | 0:59 | Lu par Peter Yearsley |
| Faded Face, The | 1:12 | Lu par Peter Yearsley |
| Transformations | 1:03 | Lu par David Barnes |
| In a Waiting-Room | 2:16 | Lu par David Barnes |
| Clock-Winder, The | 1:51 | Lu par David Barnes |
| In a Whispering-Gallery | 1:06 | Lu par David Barnes |
| This Heart - A Woman's Dream | 2:34 | Lu par Cori Samuel |
| To Shakespeare After Three Hundred Years | 2:14 | Lu par Cori Samuel |
| Great Things | 1:25 | Lu par Cori Samuel |
| Before Knowledge | 0:58 | Lu par Wen Rolland |
| Upbraiding, An | 0:52 | Lu par Wen Rolland |
| Old Excursions | 1:19 | Lu par Peter Yearsley |
| Paths of Former Time | 1:13 | Lu par Peter Yearsley |
| Moments of Vision | 1:16 | Lu par Priya, India |
Critiques
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.