Far From the Madding Crowd

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, 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. The first of his works set in Wessex, Hardy's novel of swiftpassion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.

About the author

Thomas Hardy, geb. 1840, ging nach der Architektenlehre nach London und begann neben seiner Arbeit als Kirchenrestaurator zu schreiben. Ab 1871 Veröffentlichungen (Wessex-Romane). Der Autor verstarb 1928; er hinterließ ein umfangreiches Werk - außer Romanen auch fast 1000 Gedichte.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hardy
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.02.2011
• EAN: 9780141197807
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119780-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 182 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Popular Classics; Penguin Classics; Penguin Popular Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature