A Group of Noble Dames

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Read by Libby Gohn

English · 1891 · 6h 52m · Historical, Short stories, Historical Fiction, Short Stories

4.3 (40 reviews)

The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of any touch of nature as a table of logarithms. But given a clue—the faintest tradition of what went on behind the scenes, and this dryness as of dust may be transformed into a palpitating drama. Out of such pedigrees and supplementary material most of the following stories have arisen and taken shape. (Summary adapted from the preface)

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Preface 2:26 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the First: The First Countess of Wessex (part 1) 44:48 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the First: The First Countess of Wessex (part 2) 51:48 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Second: Barbara of the House of Grebe (part 1) 32:01 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Second: Barbara of the House of Grebe (part 2) 43:27 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Third: The Marchioness of Stonehenge 33:24 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Fourth: Lady Mottisfont 35:35 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Fifth: The Lady Icenway 25:36 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Sixth: Squire Petrick's Lady 22:51 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Seventh: Anna, Lady Baxby 15:04 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Eighth: The Lady Penelope 22:38 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Ninth: The Duchess of Hamptonshire 30:34 Read by Libby Gohn
Dame the Tenth: The Honourable Laura 52:13 Read by Libby Gohn

Reviews

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(4 stars)

Good little stories ; some of them could have been developed into longer novellas; good reader; very clear, one of the best

A very satisfying read


(5 stars)

Hardy pays tribute to women in this lovingly written and effectively read... than you wonderful LibriVox volunteers!!

Hardy is a greater writer than Dickens


(5 stars)

As impressive as Thackeray or Flaubert