Thomas Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with evocative descriptions of rural life, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships. Its heroine, Bathsheba Everdene, takes up her position as a farmer on a large estate, where her confident 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 when tragedy ensues, the stability of the whole community is threatened.
Far From The Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics) by HARDY, THOMAS is an English book published by Penguin Books, listed under Fiction & Literature, Literature.
Book details
| Title | Far From The Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics) |
| Author | HARDY, THOMAS |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780141439655 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
