Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English writer and poet who is most well known for his contributions to the naturalism movement. Hardy’s work also had traces of the Romantic and Enlightenment periods which had preceded him, even though his protagonists are often depicted as tragic characters who are struggling with their social status and their lot in life. In Far From the Madding Crowd, Hardy’s tale is one in which the characters’ lives and destinies are shaped by chanc...