Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas (9781853260674)

Far from the Madding Crowd - Revised

by Hardy, Thomas , Vance, Norman , Vance, Norman

Paperback - English

Introduction and Notes by Norman Vance, Professor of English, University of Sussex.

Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels. It tells the story of the young farmer Gabriel Oak and his love for and pursuit of the elusive Bathsheba Everdene, whose wayward nature leads her to both tragedy and true love.

It tells of the dashing Sergeant Troy whose rakish philosophy of life was '...the past was yesterday; never, the day after', and lastly, of the introverted and reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr Boldwood, whose love fills him with '...a fearful sense of exposure', when he first sets eyes on Bathsheba.

The background of this tale is the Wessex countryside in all its moods, contriving to make it one of the most English of great English novels.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

Revised

ISBN

1853260673

EAN

9781853260674

Publisher

WORDSWORTH ED

Publication Date

05 Aug 1993

Pages

368

Weight (kg)

0.23

Dimensions (cm)

19.6 x 12.4 x 2.3

About Author

Thomas Hardy was an English author and poet best known for his literary masterpieces Jude the Obscure, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far From the Madding Crowd, and The Mayor of Casterbridge. Hardy's writing was heavily influenced by both the Romantics, especially the work of William Wordsworth, and Charles Dickens. His writing remains highly critical of the constraints of Victorian society, especially those placed upon women, the poor and the declining rural population. While he achieved success during his lifetime for his novels, Hardy considered himself first and foremost a poet, and his poetr