Far from the Madding Crowd

Authors: Thomas Hardy Author
Genres: Novellas
Topics: Education, Countries & Nationalities, Romance & Comedy
Publisher: Gutenburg
Category: Secular
ISBN: GB00000000107,
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 60,
Synopsis: Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is the love story between the good shepherd Gabriel Oak and the proud heiress Bathsheba Everdene. Bathsheba scorns Gabriel's first bald proposal, and many years pass, seeing their positions in society change, as well as their relationship to each other. Bathsheba must see the tragic consequences of her easy use of others before she understands who her truest friend is.
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