Norcombe

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6 mentions 4 recordings first heard Jul 2026 last heard 18 Jul ±0 this week

Historic small place name in the novel referenced as the old home of characters and local memories.

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ElizabethThe Sleepy Bookshelf · Far from the Madding Crowd, Part 8 of 31 · 16:25 · 18 Jul
…We've no lamb in hut here as I used to have in Norcombe, said Gabriel, and to such a plague to bring the weakly ones to a house.…
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ElizabethThe Sleepy Bookshelf · Far from the Madding Crowd, Part 8 of 31 · 14:56 · 18 Jul
…Four lambs hung in various, embarrassing attitudes over his shoulders, and the dog, George, whom Gabriel had contrived to fetch from Norcombe, stalked solemnly behind.…
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Elizabeth (host)The Sleepy Bookshelf · Far from the Madding Crowd, Part 5 of 31 · 4:21 · 11 Jul
…The maltster knew of Norcombe and of Gabriel's father and grandfather.…
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Elizabeth (host)The Sleepy Bookshelf · Far from the Madding Crowd, Part 4 of 31 · 5:49 · 8 Jul
…Embarrassed she was not, and she remembered Gabriel's declaration of……
The Sleepy BookshelfFar from the Madding Crowd, Part 3 of 31 · 25:03 · 6 Jul
…Norcombe.…
The Sleepy BookshelfFar from the Madding Crowd, Part 3 of 31 · 10:17 · 6 Jul
…On the further side of Norcombe Hill was a chalk……
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