Clym Yeobright returns home to Egdon Heath, a scattered collection of houses on the isolated Wessex moors, and is caught up in a "love pentagon" which includes: his cousin, Thomasin Yeobright; the shadowy inn-keeper, Damon Wildeve; the controversial and romantic Eustacia Vye; and the mysterious reddleman, Diggory Venn, whose skin is stained completely red from his work. This work has all the well-known marks of Thomas Hardy: the Wessex landscape, a choice of lovers, a wedding gone wrong, a particularly shy 30-something man, and a woman with an independent spirit. But, The Return of the Native is unique in its pagan undertones - the first five books take place over a year and a day, starting on Bonfire Night, and hints of magic and witchcraft. (Summary by Libby Gohn)
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Genres for the project:
fiction, historical-fiction, literature, romance
Keywords that describe the book/play:
Wessex; Romantic Era; Country
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Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
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I would like to read either the narrator or the part of Mrs Yeobright if possible thanks
Michele When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
LibbyG wrote:
Awesome! The narrator has already been claimed (as have Eustacia and Thomasin) but Mrs. Yeobright is all yours!
thanks
Michele When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
I'd love to be involved, but I don't know the book at all. Maybe either Olly Downden or Susan Nunsuch would be suitable for me? (I'm a 38yo Aussie, if that helps with your casting.) If both of those are taken, anything else suitable for a female voice - I'm not picky.
Elizabby wrote:I'd love to be involved, but I don't know the book at all. Maybe either Olly Downden or Susan Nunsuch would be suitable for me? (I'm a 38yo Aussie, if that helps with your casting.) If both of those are taken, anything else suitable for a female voice - I'm not picky.
Great! I'll put you down for Susan Nunsuch - she's a fun read (what with her voodoo magic!)
You should be all set. Your Gutenberg text link was broken, so I fixed it, but you should double check to make sure that's the version you used for your text docs, since there was more than one on Gutenberg.
wildemoose wrote:I'll MC this for you, Libby. Back in a bit with your MW!
Thanks so much! I'm at school right now, so I can't add all the info in until this evening. Link new gutenberg link didn't work for me, but that's probably just the school computer being suspicious of everything.
Can I take Charley please? For the following reasons: (1) My Mum and my Nan call me Charlie (2) I'm kinda getting used to being young (male) characters that have massive crushes on Amanda('s character)! (3) other than the characters in the Pageant, this is the only character whose age range I fit into (4) I don't think I'll make a complete mess of him (which is always a positive!)
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A Level exams from 4th May to 30th June. I am around, just not as often. If I forget or miss anything, drop me a PM and I'll be on it like a wasp on honey!
catrose wrote:Can I take Charley please? For the following reasons: (1) My Mum and my Nan call me Charlie (2) I'm kinda getting used to being young (male) characters that have massive crushes on Amanda('s character)!
catrose wrote:Can I take Charley please? For the following reasons: (1) My Mum and my Nan call me Charlie (2) I'm kinda getting used to being young (male) characters that have massive crushes on Amanda('s character)! (3) other than the characters in the Pageant, this is the only character whose age range I fit into (4) I don't think I'll make a complete mess of him (which is always a positive!)
Yes, you'd be a great Charley! I was actually planning to offer him to you if you asked me to suggest a role! (I'm on a school computer so I can't put you in the MW, but soon!)
Your Gutenberg text link was broken, so I fixed it, but you should double check to make sure that's the version you used for your text docs, since there was more than one on Gutenberg.