Netty Sargent's Story
Mr Day, the painter, recalls the unusual circumstances in which Netty Sargent came to own her house. Read by Richard Mitchley. From March 2016.
Mr Day, the painter, recalls the unusual circumstances by which Netty Sargent came to own her house. (1891) Read by Richard Mitchley.
These tales from Thomas Hardy published between 1877 and 1929, possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the age old lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and the shrewd insights into human nature. They tenderly re-create, what was even then, a rapidly vanishing rural world and yet the narratives remain timeless in their embrace of both the farcical and the tragic aspects of daily life.
Abridged by Isobel Creed
Produced by Lizzie Davies
Made for BBC Radio Extra by Waters Company Productions.
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- Wed 30 Mar 201611:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 30 Mar 201621:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 21 Feb 201811:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 21 Feb 201821:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
