Now a major motion picture! The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene and her relationships with the devoted Gabriel Oak, the dashing Sergeant Troy, and the reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr. Boldwood. Through her wayward nature and a winding path of events propelled by Thomas Hardy's recurring feminist themes, Bathsheba is led to tragedy and, finally, true love. Written in 1874, Far from the Madding Crowd was Hardy's first masterpiece. Alive with lush, idyllic settings that exert prof... Read More
Now a major motion picture! The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene and her relationships with the devoted Gabriel Oak, the dashing Sergeant Troy, and the reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr. Boldwood. Through her wayward nature and a winding path of events propelled by Thomas Hardy's recurring feminist themes, Bathsheba is led to tragedy and, finally, true love. Written in 1874, Far from the Madding Crowd was Hardy's first masterpiece. Alive with lush, idyllic settings that exert prof... Read More
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Now a major motion picture! The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene and her relationships with the devoted Gabriel Oak, the dashing Sergeant Troy, and the reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr. Boldwood. Through her wayward nature and a winding path of events propelled by Thomas Hardy's recurring feminist themes, Bathsheba is led to tragedy and, finally, true love. Written in 1874, Far from the Madding Crowd was Hardy's first masterpiece. Alive with lush, idyllic settings that exert profound influences on the novel's characters, it is an unforgettable narrative of both beauty and devastation. Its portrait of rural life, and compelling examination of social conventions, has made it one of English literature's greatest works.
Reprint of the Wessex Edition, originally published by Macmillan, London, 1912.
Details
Price: $5.00
Pages: 368
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
Publication Date: 13th February 2012
Trim Size: 5.18 x 8.25 in
Illustration Note: 0
ISBN: 9780486114583
Format: eBook
BISACs: FICTION / Classics FICTION / World Literature / England / 19th Century FICTION / Romance / General
Author Bio
Tragedy haunts the works of Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), whose fiction abounds in star-crossed lovers and other characters thwarted by fate or their own shortcomings. Hardy's outspoken criticism of Victorian society excited such profound controversy that the author abandoned fiction and in the 20th century published only poetry.
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Description of Farmer Oak--An Incident 2. Night--The Flock--An Interior--Another Interior 3. A Girl on Horseback--Conversation 4. Gabriel's Resolve--The Visit--The Mistake 5. Departure of Bathsheba--A Pastoral Tragedy 6. The Fair--The Journey--The Fire 7. Recognition--A Timid Girl 8. The Malthouse--The Chat--News 9. The Homestead--A Visitor--Half-Confidences 10. Mistress and Men 11. Outside the Barracks--Snow--A Meeting 12. Farmers--A Rule--An Exception 13. Sortes Sanctorum--The Valentine 14. Effect of the Letter--Sunrise 15. A Morning Meeting--The Letter Again 16. All Saints' and All Souls' 17. In the Market-Place 18. Boldwood in Meditation--Regret 19. The Sheep-Washing--The Offer 20. Perplexity--Grinding the Shears--A Quarrel 21. Troubles in the Fold--A Message 22. The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers 23. Eventide--A Second Declaration 24. The Same Night--The Fir Plantation 25. The New Acquaintance Described 26. Scene on the Verge of the Hay-Mead 27. Hiving the Bees 28. The Hollow Amid the Ferns 29. Particulars of a Twilight Walk 30. Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes 31. Blame--Fury 32. Night--Horses Tramping 33. In the Sun--A Harbinger 34. Home Again--A Trickster 35. At an Upper Window 36. Wealth in Jeopardy--The Revel 37. The Storm--The Two Together 38. Rain--One Solitary Meets Another 39. Coming Home--A Cry 40. On Casterbridge Highway 41. Suspicion--Fanny Is Sent For 42. Joseph and His Burden--Buck's Head 43. Fanny's Revenge 44. Under a Tree--Reaction 45. Troy's Romanticism 46. The Gurgoyle: Its Doings 47. Adventures by the Shore 48. Doubts Arise--Doubts Linger 49. Oak's Advancement--A Great Hope 50. The Sheep Fair--Troy Touches His Wife's Hand 51. Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider 52. Converging Courses 53. Concurritur--Horæ Momento 54. After the Shock 55. The March Following--"Bathsheba Boldwood" 56. Beauty in Loneliness--After All 57. A Foggy Night and Morning--Conclusion
Now a major motion picture! The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene and her relationships with the devoted Gabriel Oak, the dashing Sergeant Troy, and the reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr. Boldwood. Through her wayward nature and a winding path of events propelled by Thomas Hardy's recurring feminist themes, Bathsheba is led to tragedy and, finally, true love. Written in 1874, Far from the Madding Crowd was Hardy's first masterpiece. Alive with lush, idyllic settings that exert profound influences on the novel's characters, it is an unforgettable narrative of both beauty and devastation. Its portrait of rural life, and compelling examination of social conventions, has made it one of English literature's greatest works.
Reprint of the Wessex Edition, originally published by Macmillan, London, 1912.
Price: $5.00
Pages: 368
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
Publication Date: 13th February 2012
Trim Size: 5.18 x 8.25 in
Illustrations Note: 0
ISBN: 9780486114583
Format: eBook
BISACs: FICTION / Classics FICTION / World Literature / England / 19th Century FICTION / Romance / General
Tragedy haunts the works of Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), whose fiction abounds in star-crossed lovers and other characters thwarted by fate or their own shortcomings. Hardy's outspoken criticism of Victorian society excited such profound controversy that the author abandoned fiction and in the 20th century published only poetry.
Preface 1. Description of Farmer Oak--An Incident 2. Night--The Flock--An Interior--Another Interior 3. A Girl on Horseback--Conversation 4. Gabriel's Resolve--The Visit--The Mistake 5. Departure of Bathsheba--A Pastoral Tragedy 6. The Fair--The Journey--The Fire 7. Recognition--A Timid Girl 8. The Malthouse--The Chat--News 9. The Homestead--A Visitor--Half-Confidences 10. Mistress and Men 11. Outside the Barracks--Snow--A Meeting 12. Farmers--A Rule--An Exception 13. Sortes Sanctorum--The Valentine 14. Effect of the Letter--Sunrise 15. A Morning Meeting--The Letter Again 16. All Saints' and All Souls' 17. In the Market-Place 18. Boldwood in Meditation--Regret 19. The Sheep-Washing--The Offer 20. Perplexity--Grinding the Shears--A Quarrel 21. Troubles in the Fold--A Message 22. The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers 23. Eventide--A Second Declaration 24. The Same Night--The Fir Plantation 25. The New Acquaintance Described 26. Scene on the Verge of the Hay-Mead 27. Hiving the Bees 28. The Hollow Amid the Ferns 29. Particulars of a Twilight Walk 30. Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes 31. Blame--Fury 32. Night--Horses Tramping 33. In the Sun--A Harbinger 34. Home Again--A Trickster 35. At an Upper Window 36. Wealth in Jeopardy--The Revel 37. The Storm--The Two Together 38. Rain--One Solitary Meets Another 39. Coming Home--A Cry 40. On Casterbridge Highway 41. Suspicion--Fanny Is Sent For 42. Joseph and His Burden--Buck's Head 43. Fanny's Revenge 44. Under a Tree--Reaction 45. Troy's Romanticism 46. The Gurgoyle: Its Doings 47. Adventures by the Shore 48. Doubts Arise--Doubts Linger 49. Oak's Advancement--A Great Hope 50. The Sheep Fair--Troy Touches His Wife's Hand 51. Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider 52. Converging Courses 53. Concurritur--Horæ Momento 54. After the Shock 55. The March Following--"Bathsheba Boldwood" 56. Beauty in Loneliness--After All 57. A Foggy Night and Morning--Conclusion
