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Far from the Madding Crowd (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

by Thomas Hardy (Author), Linda M. Shires (Contributor), Suzanne B. Falck-Yi (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; Revised edition edition (14 Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 019280149X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192801494
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 144,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'I shall do one thing in this life - one thing for certain - that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die.' Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart. Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of south-west England, and the first to gain him widespread popularity as a novelist. Set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year, the story both upholds and questions rural values with a startlingly modern sensibility. This new edition retains the critical text that restores previously deleted and revised passages.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Womens lib in the Victorian countryside., 3 Nov 2003
By K Conrad (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
No-one can fail to be moved by this novel which contains all the ingredients to keep you enthralled from page one. It can be seen primarily as a romance avoiding the usual unremitting gloom associated with many of Hardy's novels. But it also contains its fair share of death, tragedy and deception. Despite this it is beautifully written and a heartwarming tale, vividly evoking Hardy's familiar countryside.
The main protagonist is a heroine who despite her flaws comes across as a powerful woman surviving in a mans world by running a farm single handed. This makes her an impressive role model. Her trio of romances are sensitively drawn so that we never lose sympathy for any of the characters.
A novel to read again and again. I would highly recommend it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising..., 19 Aug 2006
By M. Hughes (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
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When I was at school I was forced to read several Thomas Hardy novels and was bored to tears by them but now that I'm older and, hopefully, wiser I've embarked on a Hardy revival and am loving every second of it.

The description of people and places and the intricate ways in which the characters interact with each other in 'Far From the Madding Crowd' all fit together to produce a piece of fiction which builds to a dramatic climax that will shock. This novel will leave you frustrated, annoyed, shocked and pleased all at the same time!

Victorian values have a lot to answer for!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful victorian novel, 19 Jun 2007
By RAMON (Santander, SPAIN) - See all my reviews
Thomas Hardy is one of the XIX century's greatest novels, and this is one of his best novels. Morover, it is one of his most atypical novels. Hardy's novels are sad, gloomy, doomed... the main characters have all the tickets for a bad ending! I wouldn't want to be any of those chaps.

This novel depicts the life of Bathseba, a bit of a startup girl who comes into money when she inherits a large state, with a prosperous farm and lots of working hands. She doesnt marry, but decides to follow her own mind and live by her own standards (dont worry, she is not Lady Chaterley). She gets help from farmer Oak, a good, sincere peasant, who falls in love with her, but she doesnt mind him. A rich farmer becomes obsessed with her, but in the end she marrys a poor soldier who actually marries her money, and doesnt care a damm about her, because he is already in love with a servant girl. In the end, tragedy explodes. Only farmer Oak's love survives to save Bathsheba.

The novel is full of acurate descriptions of people, landscape, buildings (we must remember that Hardy worked as an architect), in the true decimononic tradition. Nature is there to be touched and loved. Country life, still at the verge of the turmoil of industrial revolution, is shown in all its glory. Unlike other Hardy's novels, there's room for joy, peace, friendship and love, together with sombre feelings and drama. Characters have to fight against social conventions, and social roles. Bathsheba is a symbol of all women struggling for an independent, sincere life. But somehow love has the last hand.

If you like XIX century's novel, this can be yours. And a good introduction to Hardy, before the Major of Casterbridge or Tess or Jude the Obscure.
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