Far from the Madding Crowd

Hardy, Thomas/ Morgan, Rosemarie (Introduction by)/ Morgan, Rosemarie (Contributor)/ Russell, Shannon (Introduction by)/ Bickford-smith, Coralie (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0241240271 / ISBN 13: 9780241240274

Published by Penguin Classics, 2015

reprint edition. 480 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0241240271

Synopsis:

A Clothbound Classics edition of 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.

About the Author: Thomas Hardy was born in Dorset in 1840 and became an apprentice architect at the age of sixteen. He spent his twenties in London, where he wrote his first poems. In 1867 Hardy returned to his native Dorset, whose rugged landscape was a great source of inspiration for his writing. Between 1871 and 1897 he wrote fourteen novels, including Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. This final work was received savagely; thereafter Hardy turned away from novels and spent the last thirty year of his life focusing on poetry. He died in 1928.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Far from the Madding Crowd
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New