{"product_id":"far-from-the-madding-crowd-9780241240274","title":"Far from the Madding Crowd","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Clothbound Classics edition of Thomas Hardy's impassioned novel of courtship in rural life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Thomas Hardy's first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy, and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. One of his first works set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition, based on Hardy's original 1874 manuscript, is the complete novel he never saw published, and restores its full candor and innovation. Rosemarie Morgan's introduction discusses the history of its publication, as well as the biblical and classical allusions that permeate the novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241240274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e12782 \/ Far from the Madding Crowd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 25\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574750388405,"sku":"9780241240274","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6df21098-79bf-42f5-aff4-0d7f12058064.jpg?v=1643698775","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/far-from-the-madding-crowd-9780241240274","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}