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Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders: Episode 1: The Return

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Drama: Relationships & Romance

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Episode 1: The Return

The Return

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders, The Return

A tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.

A story of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock. Read by Juliet Stevenson.

After finishing school, Grace Melbury returns to her small woodland village, where her childhood sweetheart Giles Winterbourne is waiting for her... 

First published in 1887, Thomas Hardy's classic tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock. 

Read by Juliet Stevenson. 

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

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Hardy's tale of thwarted love and ambition, set amongst the woodsmen of Little Hintock

Juliet Stevenson reads Hardy's classic tale of thwarted love and ambition, set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock

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