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Far from the madding crowd

by Hardy, Thomas
Edition statement:1st HarperLargePrint Classics ed. published 2000 Published by : HarperLargePrint Classics, (New York :) Physical details: viii, 568 p. 24 cm. ISBN:0060956968. Year: 2000
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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 the fictional county 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.

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