Far From The Madding Crowd

This story of a proud rural beauty and the three men who court her is the novel that first made Thomas Hardy famous. De... (more)

This story of a proud rural beauty and the three men who court her is the novel that first made Thomas Hardy famous. Despite the violent ends of several of its major characters, Far from the Madding Crowd is the sunniest and least brooding of Hardy{u2019}s great novels. The strong-minded Bathsheba Everdene{u2014}and the devoted shepherd, obsessed farmer, and dashing soldier who vie for her favor{u2014}move through a beautifully realized late nineteenth-century agrarian landscape, still almost untouched by the industrial revolution and the encroachment of modern life. (less)

This story of a proud rural beauty and the three men who court her is the novel that first made Thomas Hardy famous. De... (more)

This story of a proud rural beauty and the three men who court her is the novel that first made Thomas Hardy famous. Despite the violent ends of several of its major characters, Far from the Madding Crowd is the sunniest and least brooding of Hardy{u2019}s great novels. The strong-minded Bathsheba Everdene{u2014}and the devoted shepherd, obsessed farmer, and dashing soldier who vie for her favor{u2014}move through a beautifully realized late nineteenth-century agrarian landscape, still almost untouched by the industrial revolution and the encroachment of modern life. (less)

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A gritty and absorbing glimpse into the lives of women and men living in a small community, and the often unpleasant tru... (more)

A gritty and absorbing glimpse into the lives of women and men living in a small community, and the often unpleasant truths that relationships can sometimes hold. Bathsheba Everdene flees her abusive husband and spends the night by a stagnant and spooky swamp. When light begins to break over her hiding-place, she sees strong parallels between her surroundings and the nature of her own experiences of relationships. (less)

Bathsheba Everdene is courted by three young men: an adventurer, a young farmer who becomes bailiff of the farm she inhe... (more)

Bathsheba Everdene is courted by three young men: an adventurer, a young farmer who becomes bailiff of the farm she inherits, and a neighboring farmer. (less)

After an unfortunate marriage to Sergeant Troy and an affair with Farmer Boldwood, Bathsheba Everdene finally becomes th... (more)

After an unfortunate marriage to Sergeant Troy and an affair with Farmer Boldwood, Bathsheba Everdene finally becomes the wife of the man who has always loved her. (less)

After an unfortunate marriage to Sergeant Troy and an affair with Farmer Boldwood, Bathsheba Everdene finally becomes th... (more)

After an unfortunate marriage to Sergeant Troy and an affair with Farmer Boldwood, Bathsheba Everdene finally becomes the wife of the man who has always loved her. (less)

The story of Bathsheba Everdene, who must choose among three suitors in Wessex in the 1840s. (more)

The story of Bathsheba Everdene, who must choose among three suitors in Wessex in the 1840s. (less)

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Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three di... (more)

Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer; a dashing soldier; and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love and resilience. (less)

Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three di... (more)

Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer; a dashing soldier; and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love and resilience. (less)