Far from the Madding Crowd (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199537013)

Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and the respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.

Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name Wessex to the landscape of south-west England, and the first to gain him widespread popularity as a novelist. Set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year, the story both upholds and questions rural values with a startlingly modern sensibility. This new edition retains the critical text that restores previously deleted and revised passages.

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Author: Thomas Hardy, Linda M. Shires
ISBN-10: 0199537011
ISBN-13: 9780199537013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2008
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.7
Point Value: 25
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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