

Far From the Madding Crowd
1895 Edition
Author: Thomas Hardy
Narrator: Chris MacDonnell
Unabridged: 15 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Spoken Realms
Published: 10/24/2023
Author: Thomas Hardy
Narrator: Chris MacDonnell
Unabridged: 15 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Spoken Realms
Published: 10/24/2023
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English poet, dramatist, and novelist, was born on the Egdon Heath in Dorset. He studied in Dorchester and apprenticed to an architect before leaving for London, where he began to write. Unable to find a public for his poetry, which idealized the rural life, he turned to the novel and met with success as well as controversy. The strong public reaction against some of his darker themes turned him back to writing verse. Today several of his novels are considered masterpieces of tragedy.
Chris MacDonnell is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a classically trained actor and voice artist whose theater credits include London’s West End and the Royal National Theatre, British TV shows, BBC Radio drama, commercials, and films. He is also a published poet and has written comedy and drama for television shows.