Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

A Hardcover Classics edition of Thomas Hardyâ€™s impassioned novel of courtship in rural life, soon to be a movie starring Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen
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In Thomas Hardyâ€™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, Hardyâ€™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 Hardyâ€™s original 1874 manuscript, is the complete novel he never saw published, and restores its full candor and innovation. Rosemarie Morganâ€™s introduction discusses the history of its publication, as well as the biblical and classical allusions that permeate the novel.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780241240274
Color Grey
IsAdultProduct 1
ReleaseDate 2015-06-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780241240274

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780241240274
Color	Grey
IsAdultProduct	1
ReleaseDate	2015-06-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780241240274

Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

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