Far from the Madding Crowd
by:
Thomas Hardy (author)
Paperback. Pub Date :2013-09-26 Language: English Publisher: Penguin Classics Part of Penguins beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series. designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful. .. tactile cloth with...
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Paperback. Pub Date :2013-09-26 Language: English Publisher: Penguin Classics Part of Penguins beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series. designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful. .. tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design 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. 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. The first of his works set in Wessex. Hardys novel of swiftpassion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descrip...
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780141393384 (0141393386)
Publish date: September 26th 2013
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
I may be the odd one out, but I really liked Far From the Madding Crowd. I liked the sheep, I liked the character of Gabriel Oak and above all, I loved Thomas Hardys descriptions of the landscapes and the weather. Since I know that a lot of people don´t like his writing style, I´m very pleased by th...
I DNF at 11 percent. I don't hate myself that much to continue to read this. I have no idea what the hell was going on for most of this book. I finally threw in the towel at 11 percent because I couldn't bear to keep reading "Bathsheba" over and over again. This is the worst name I can think of for ...
Sometimes when I'm reading a classic, I don't understand everything or feel the emotions. That wasn't so with this one. Admittedly, I may not be feeling the correct emotions still. I didn't read this in school or study the meaning of anything (I just sped on through) so I may totally be wrong in ...
Farmer Gabriel Oak falls for the pretty, independent-minded and headstrong Miss Bathsheba Everdene pretty much the first time he sees her. He proposes to her, but is rebuffed, as she's unsure if she ever wants to get married. After losing his entire livelihood after one horrible accident, Gabriel ha...
Seeing the trailer of the new film in theaters started a ticking clock in my head that would only be satisfied with my finally reading this, or demanding some movie shill to take my money. My better nature succeeded, thanks to a local movie theater with only one screen and the desire to favor the ch...