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Far from the Madding Crowd - (Modern Library Classics) by Thomas Hardy (Paperback)

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  • Far from the Madding Crowd, Hardy's passionate tale of the beautiful, headstrong farmer Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, firmly established the thirty-four-year-old writer as a popular novelist.
  • About the Author: Margaret Drabble edited The Oxford Companion to English Literature and The Genius of Thomas Hardy.
  • 512 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
  • Series Name: Modern Library Classics

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Far from the Madding Crowd, Hardy's passionate tale of the beautiful, headstrong farmer Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, firmly established the thirty-four-year-old writer as a popular novelist. According to Virginia Woolf, "The subject was right; the method was right; the poet and the countryman, the sensual man, the sombre reflective man, the man of learning, all enlisted to produce a book which . . . must hold its place among the great English novels." Introducing the fictional name of "Wessex" to describe Hardy's legendary countryside, this early masterpiece draws a vivid picture of rural life in southwest England.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1912 Wessex edition and features Hardy's map of Wessex.



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"Far from the Madding Crowd is the first of Thomas Hardy's great novels, and the first to sound the tragic note
for which his fiction is best remembered."
-Margaret Drabble



About the Author



Margaret Drabble edited The Oxford Companion to English Literature and The Genius of Thomas Hardy. Her novels include The Waterfall and The Gates of Ivory, and, most recently, The Witch of Exmoor and The Peppered Moth. She lives in England.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.14 Inches (H) x 5.16 Inches (W) x 1.08 Inches (D)
Weight: .83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 512
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Classics
Series Title: Modern Library Classics
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Hardy
Language: English
Street Date: December 11, 2001
TCIN: 94264972
UPC: 9780375757976
Item Number (DPCI): 247-43-9907
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.83 pounds
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Q: Who is the main character in the story?

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  • A: The main character is Bathsheba Everdene, a strong-willed farmer navigating her relationships with three suitors.

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Q: What is the significance of Wessex in the novel?

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  • A: Wessex is a fictional region created by Hardy, representing the rural landscape and life in southwest England.

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  • A: The edition of this book was edited by Margaret Drabble, a noted author and literary critic.

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