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The Penguin English Library Edition of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

''I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!'' she exclaimed. ''Nor will I for a minute''

Hardy''s powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man''s world.

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 26/04/2012
    ISBN13: 9780141198934, 978-0141198934
    ISBN10: 0141198931
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    Book Synopsis

    The Penguin English Library Edition of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

    ''I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!'' she exclaimed. ''Nor will I for a minute''

    Hardy''s powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man''s world.

    The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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