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Far from the Madding Crowd — Thomas Hardy

Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 396 pages

Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy's 1874 pastoral novel set in rural Wessex. It follows Bathsheba Everdene, a spirited woman farmer, and her complex relationships with three suitors. Hardy's vivid rural life and psychological depth make it a rewarding listen.

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Contents

  1. Far from the Madding Crowd
  2. Contents
  3. PREFACE
  4. CHAPTER I Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident
  5. CHAPTER II NIGHT—THE FLOCK—AN INTERIOR—ANOTHER INTERIOR
  6. CHAPTER III A GIRL ON HORSEBACK—CONVERSATION
  7. CHAPTER IV GABRIEL’S RESOLVE—THE VISIT—THE MISTAKE
  8. CHAPTER V DEPARTURE OF BATHSHEBA—A PASTORAL TRAGEDY
  9. CHAPTER VI THE FAIR—THE JOURNEY—THE FIRE
  10. CHAPTER VII RECOGNITION—A TIMID GIRL
  11. CHAPTER VIII THE MALTHOUSE—THE CHAT—NEWS
  12. CHAPTER IX THE HOMESTEAD—A VISITOR—HALF-CONFIDENCES
  13. CHAPTER X MISTRESS AND MEN
  14. CHAPTER XI OUTSIDE THE BARRACKS—SNOW—A MEETING
  15. CHAPTER XII FARMERS—A RULE—AN EXCEPTION
  16. CHAPTER XIII SORTES SANCTORUM—THE VALENTINE
  17. CHAPTER XIV EFFECT OF THE LETTER—SUNRISE
  18. CHAPTER XV A MORNING MEETING—THE LETTER AGAIN
  19. CHAPTER XVI ALL SAINTS’ AND ALL SOULS’
  20. CHAPTER XVII IN THE MARKET-PLACE
  21. CHAPTER XVIII Boldwood in Meditation—Regret
  22. CHAPTER XIX THE SHEEP-WASHING—THE OFFER
  23. CHAPTER XX PERPLEXITY—GRINDING THE SHEARS—A QUARREL
  24. CHAPTER XXI TROUBLES IN THE FOLD—A MESSAGE
  25. CHAPTER XXII THE GREAT BARN AND THE SHEEP-SHEARERS
  26. CHAPTER XXIII EVENTIDE—A SECOND DECLARATION
  27. CHAPTER XXIV THE SAME NIGHT—THE FIR PLANTATION
  28. CHAPTER XXV THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE DESCRIBED
  29. CHAPTER XXVI SCENE ON THE VERGE OF THE HAY-MEAD
  30. CHAPTER XXVII HIVING THE BEES

and 32 more chapters

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