Bibliograph

Far from the madding crowd, Thomas Hardy ; edited with an introduction and notes by Rosemarie Morgan with Shannon Russell

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Far from the madding crowd, Thomas Hardy ; edited with an introduction and notes by Rosemarie Morgan with Shannon Russell

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Far from the madding crowd

Oclc number

911646469

Responsibility statement

Thomas Hardy ; edited with an introduction and notes by Rosemarie Morgan with Shannon Russell

Series statement

Penguin Classics

Summary

In Thomas Hardy's first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy, and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. One of his first works set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships

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