Far from the Madding Crowd (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1874
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1869-1873
- Setting: Wessex, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nature, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, Mental illness, England or English people, Farms, farmers, or farming, Fate or fatalism, Shepherds
- Locales: Wessex, England
Characters Discussed
Gabriel Oak, a sturdy young English farmer. Refused as a husband by Bathsheba Everdene, he also loses his farm through ill luck. Disheartened by these events, he becomes a shepherd and is taken on at the farm just inherited by his beloved. Although the girl proposes to manage the farm herself, she soon puts more and more of its affairs into the hands of Gabriel Oak, whose skill and loyalty she can trust. Saying no more of love or marriage, Gabriel watches the courtship of Bathsheba by Mr. Boldwood, a well-to-do farmer of the neighborhood. He also watches...
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