Far from the Madding Crowd (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Principal Characters: Gabriel Oak, Bathsheba Everdene, Sergeant Troy, William Boldwood, Fanny Robin
- 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
The Story:
Gabriel Oak was a small-scale farmer, but his honesty, integrity, and ability had won him the respect of all of his neighbors. When he heard that a young woman named Bathsheba Everdene had moved into the neighborhood, he went out of his way to see her and fell immediately in love. Gabriel was the kind of man who had to look only once to know that he had found the right woman. After seeing her only a few times, he went to her aunt, for whom Bathsheba worked, and asked for the girl’s hand in marriage. Although he was refused, he felt that it was the relative, not...
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