Far From the Madding Crowd
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Publisher Description
With an essay by Ronald Blythe.
'I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!' she exclaimed. 'Nor will I for a minute.'
Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world.
The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Customer Reviews
Second chances
A story of second chances, set in Hardy's Wessex in Victorian England. Even though the woman he loves - the impulsive Bathsheba Everdene - marries an unworthy rival, the enduring faithfulness of shepherd Gabriel Oak makes this one of the most triumphant love stories in classic English literature