Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

Overview

Bathsheba Everdene, a beautiful, independently minded woman inherits her uncle's farm and decides to manage it herself, which engenders disapproval from the local farming community.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011982767
Publisher:	Baxter St.
Publication date:	10/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks