Far from the Madding Crowd follows the independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene as she navigates life and love in rural Victorian England. Three very different men—shepherd Gabriel Oak, dashing Sergeant Troy, and steadfast Farmer Boldwood—vie for her affection, each bringing joy and heartbreak. Bathsheba’s choices lead to tragedy and growth as she learns about love, loss, and responsibility. This adapted edition presents Hardy’s classic themes of romance, social expectation, and personal courage in accessible language for learners. The novel portrays rural labor and community life alongside the heroine’s struggle to balance independence with emotional attachment. Gabriel Oak’s steadiness contrasts with Boldwood’s obsession and Troy’s impulsive charm, allowing Hardy to examine different forms of love, responsibility, and self-deception. Weather, farming routines, financial pressures, and chance events are not merely background; they shape the characters’ choices and the consequences that follow. The work is widely studied for its treatment of gender, social expectation, rural change, and tragic irony in Victorian fiction. The catalog title reads “For from the Madding Crowd”; the established title is “Far from the Madding Crowd,” so the title should be checked against the item itself.

Chỉ số ISBN:	9780194230643
Mã ngôn ngữ:	eng
Chỉ số phân loại:	428.6
Tác giả:	Thomas Hardy
Thông tin nhan đề:	For from the Madding Crowd
Xuẩt bản,phát hành:	Spain. Oxford University Press 2000
Mô tả vật lý:	104p.
Từ khóa:	Truyện tiếng Anh

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