Far from the Madding Crowd (Illustrated): Beautifully illustrated by Helen Allingham with an easy to use chapter index

Bathsheba Everdene is beautiful, confident and sets male pulses racing. Throughout the book, the independent heiress, who is well off thanks to her recently deceased uncle, cuts a fine figure in the cattle market. Firstly, she makes the acquaintance of shepherd Gabriel Oak, who is delightfully infatuated with the heroine throughout the book. Secondly, prosperous batchelor William Boldwood also falls for Bathsheba’s charms, while she is enflamed by the strutting and posturing of Sergeant Francis Troy.
In Thomas Hardy’s fourth novel, first anonymously serialised in The Cornhill Magazine throughout 1874, is one of the happiest of his works providing us with a satisfying and happy ending. Once again, the author sets the action in the fictional area of Wessex based on the author’s home county of Dorset.
Far from the Madding crowd has been the inspiration for numerous TV adaptations and the most recent Hollywood incarnation starring Carey Mulligan.
This edition contains 15 illustrations, predominantly by celebrated watercolour artist, Helen Allingham. It also has an easy to navigate chapter of contents to enhance your reading pleasure. Buy this ebook free of spelling and formatting errors today, and enjoy forever.
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