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The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion

AuthorThomas Hardy

NarratorMartin Jarvis

Duration42m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Short Stories

PublisherCSA Word

VersionUnabridged

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A tale by Hardy, master of human tragedy, about a girl's sacrifice for her long-engagement and her doomed love for a visiting soldier.

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