Far from the Madding Crowd By Thomas Hardy (Romantic And Fictional Novel) "The Annotated Edition"

Far from the Madding Crowd By Thomas Hardy (Romantic And Fictional Novel) "The Annotated Edition"

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Publisher's Synopsis

Classic edition of Thomas Hardy's impassioned novel of courtship in rural life. In Thomas Hardy's first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold 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 tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. One of his first works set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships. This edition, based on Hardy's original 1874 manuscript, is the complete novel he never saw published, and restores its full candor and innovation. Rosemarie Morgan's introduction discusses the history of its publication, as well as the biblical and classical allusions that permeate the novel. Far from the Madding Crowd, was listed in the top 50 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.

Book information

ISBN: 9798641629735
Publisher: Independently Published
Imprint: Independently Published
Pub date:
DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 476
Weight: 694g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 27mm