- Published: 2 August 2010
- ISBN: 9780099518976
- Imprint: Vintage Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- RRP: $18.99
Far From the Madding Crowd

















Hardy's most enchanting novel is about unrequited love, missed opportunities and romance
'Vital, passionate, spirited - from the moment Bathsheba appears she is beguiling' Independent
When Bathsheba Everdean arrives in the small village of Weatherbury she captures the heart of three very different men; Gabriel Oak, a quiet shepherd, the proud, obdurate Farmer Boldwood and dashing, unscrupulous Sergeant Troy. The battle for her affections will have dramatic, tragic and surprising consequences in this classic tale of love and misunderstanding.
- Published: 2 August 2010
- ISBN: 9780099518976
- Imprint: Vintage Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- RRP: $18.99
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Praise for Far From the Madding Crowd
Vital, passionate, spirited - from the moment Bathsheba appears she is beguiling. You can denounce her faults - she's selfish and capricious - but it's hard not to admire her determined independence
Di Speirs (executive producer of readings at the BBC), Independent
Hardy's warmest and most enchanting novel
Daily Express
Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd is the most romantic book I have ever read. I love the line where he says: "Whenever you look up, there I shall be - and whenever I look up there will be you." It is very simple and understated, but also incredibly romantic
Liz Jensen, Independent
Hardy expounds on his favourite themes: misunderstandings, missed opportunities, unrequited love and fatal omissions
Sunday Times
The age-old dilemma - mind-blowing passion versus a man who knows how to put up shelves
Independent