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Far From the Madding Crowd

By Thomas Hardy
Series: The Penguin English Library
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Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy is a classic tale set in rural Victorian England. It follows Bathsheba Everdene, an independent and headstrong woman, as she navigates relationships with three very different suitors: the humble shepherd Gabriel Oak, the wealthy bachelor William Boldwood, and the dashing soldier Sergeant Troy. Throughout the story, themes of love, jealousy, and social change are explored in the picturesque, yet sometimes harsh, countryside setting.
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Far From the Madding Crowd

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.

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Launching a major new paperback series: Penguin English Library

The Penguin English Library Edition of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

'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.

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Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy is praised for its vivid depiction of rural life and complex characters. Critics admire Hardy's exploration of themes like love, independence, and societal expectations through the spirited protagonist Bathsheba Everdene. The novel's rich narrative and emotional depth have kept it a timeless and engaging read.

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ISBN: 9780141198934

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 341g

Pages: 496

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: The Penguin English Library Thomas Hardy

About the Author

Formerly a prize-winning architectural student, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) went on to become a prolific novelist and poet. Far From the Madding Crowd is the second of Hardy's great series of Wessex novels. The 'partly real, partly dream-country' of Wessex forms the compellingly beautiful and threatening background against which the struggles of passion so convincingly portrayed in Far From the Madding Crowd are illuminated. Hardy's novels Under the Greenwood Tree, The Return of the Native, Two on a Tower, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure are also published in the Penguin English Library.

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