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Far from the Madding Crowd -- Thomas Hardy, Paperback
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Thomas Hardy's impassioned novel of courtship in rural life In Thomas Hardy'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, 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. This edition, based on Hardy's original 1874 manuscript, is the complete novel he never saw published, and restores its full candor and innovation. Rosemarie Morgan's introduction discusses the history of its publication, as well as the biblical and classical allusions that permeate the novel. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/29/2003
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.08w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780141439655
Age Range: 18-UP
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.7
Point Value: 25
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 12782 / Far from the Madding Crowd
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/29/2003
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.08w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780141439655
Age Range: 18-UP
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.7
Point Value: 25
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 12782 / Far from the Madding Crowd
About the Author
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), whose writing immortalized the semi-fictional Wessex countryside and dramatized his sense of the inevitable tragedy of life, wrote fifteen novels, including The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). He is also renowned as one of the greatest poets of his era.
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