Far From the Madding Crowd E-book
Author: Thomas Hardy
Genre: Literature
Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928) English novelist who initially wanted to be a
poet but turned to novel writing when he could not get his poems published.
Hardy, who wished to be remembered merely as "a good hand at a serial,"
returned to writing poetry after earning enough money to forego fiction.
Far From the Madding Crowd (1874) Gabriel Oak, a young farmer, proposes to
Bathsheba Everdene; she refuses him and marries Sergeant Troy, a thoughtless
adventurer. When Gabriel loses his farm, he goes to work for Bathsheba.
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