Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership.
The novel is the first to be set in Hardy's fictional county of Wessex in rural south west England. It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England.
It describes the farmer Bathsheba Everdene, her life and relationships - especially with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy.
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| Far from the Madding Crowd - wikipedia Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership. |
| Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) This is a 1967 British epic drama film adapted from Thomas Hardy's book of the same name. Directed by John Schlesinger, the film starred Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch. |
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| Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy The Project Gutenberg eBook of Far from the Madding Crowd, by Leo Tolstoy. Contents. Preface. I. Description of Farmer Oak - An Incident. II. Night - The Flock - An Interior - Another Interior. ... |
| Far from the Madding Crowd By Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928. Publisher: New York, Harper. Digitizing Sponsor: MSN. Book Contributor: Cornell University Library. |
| Far from the Madding Crowd By Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928. Publisher: London S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. Digitizing Sponsor: MSN. Book Contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto. |
| Far from the Madding Crowd (Vol. I) By Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928. Publisher: London : Smith, Elder & Co. Book Contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. |
| Far from the Madding Crowd (Vol. II) By Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928. Publisher: London : Smith, Elder & Co. Book Contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. |
| Far from the Madding Crowd Hardy took the title of this novel from Thomas Gray's poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751). Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. ... |
| Audio Books |
| Far from the Madding Crowd, Read by Tadhg Hynes LibriVox recording of Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy. Read by Tadhg Hynes. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |
| Far from the Madding Crowd, Read by LibriVox Volunteers Librivox recording of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |