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Thomas Hardy: Selected Poems

AuthorThomas Hardy

NarratorAnthony Richardson

Duration1h 40m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Poetry

Key StageKS4

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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A collection of Thomas Hardy's poems, including 'The Man He Killed', 'The Darkling Thrush' and 'The Subalterns'.

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