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Far from the madding crowd

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Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of the south-west of England, and the first to gain him widespread popularity. The story of the wooing of Bathsheba Everdene by three suitors is here presented in a critical text with a new introduction, bibliography and chronology.

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Language
English
Released
2002
Format
Paperback
Pages
496
ISBN10
0199537011
ISBN13
9780199537013
Series
First published
1874
Original title
Far from the Madding Crowd
Rating
4.15 out of 5
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Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of the south-west of England, and the first to gain him widespread popularity. The story of the wooing of Bathsheba Everdene by three suitors is here presented in a critical text with a new introduction, bibliography and chronology.