Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy
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"Far from the Madding Crowd" by Thomas Hardy is a novel published in 1874. It follows the independent Bathsheba Everdene, who inherits a farm in rural England and attracts three very different suitors: the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, the obsessive gentleman farmer William Boldwood, and the dashing but reckless Sergeant Frank Troy. Set against the backdrop of Victorian farming life, this tale of love, honor, and betrayal explores the consequences of impulsive choices and the complexity of the human heart. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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- 1Far from the Madding Crowd3,844 chars
- 2PREFACE4,299 chars
- 3CHAPTER I Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident11,250 chars
- 4CHAPTER II NIGHT—THE FLOCK—AN INTERIOR—ANOTHER INTERIOR16,060 chars
- 5CHAPTER III A GIRL ON HORSEBACK—CONVERSATION15,608 chars
- 6CHAPTER IV GABRIEL’S RESOLVE—THE VISIT—THE MISTAKE17,713 chars
- 7CHAPTER V DEPARTURE OF BATHSHEBA—A PASTORAL TRAGEDY10,051 chars
- 8CHAPTER VI THE FAIR—THE JOURNEY—THE FIRE19,513 chars
- 9CHAPTER VII RECOGNITION—A TIMID GIRL6,501 chars
- 10CHAPTER VIII THE MALTHOUSE—THE CHAT—NEWS35,902 chars
- 11CHAPTER IX THE HOMESTEAD—A VISITOR—HALF-CONFIDENCES10,874 chars
- 12CHAPTER X MISTRESS AND MEN11,353 chars
- 13CHAPTER XI OUTSIDE THE BARRACKS—SNOW—A MEETING8,815 chars
- 14CHAPTER XII FARMERS—A RULE—AN EXCEPTION9,405 chars
- 15CHAPTER XIII SORTES SANCTORUM—THE VALENTINE7,378 chars
- 16CHAPTER XIV EFFECT OF THE LETTER—SUNRISE7,818 chars
- 17CHAPTER XV A MORNING MEETING—THE LETTER AGAIN20,162 chars
- 18CHAPTER XVI ALL SAINTS’ AND ALL SOULS’5,223 chars
- 19CHAPTER XVII IN THE MARKET-PLACE4,756 chars
- 20CHAPTER XVIII Boldwood in Meditation—Regret9,232 chars
- 21CHAPTER XIX THE SHEEP-WASHING—THE OFFER11,196 chars
- 22CHAPTER XX PERPLEXITY—GRINDING THE SHEARS—A QUARREL11,488 chars
- 23CHAPTER XXI TROUBLES IN THE FOLD—A MESSAGE12,277 chars
- 24CHAPTER XXII THE GREAT BARN AND THE SHEEP-SHEARERS21,249 chars
- 25CHAPTER XXIII EVENTIDE—A SECOND DECLARATION12,527 chars
- 26CHAPTER XXIV THE SAME NIGHT—THE FIR PLANTATION12,258 chars
- 27CHAPTER XXV THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE DESCRIBED6,821 chars
- 28CHAPTER XXVI SCENE ON THE VERGE OF THE HAY-MEAD17,009 chars
- 29CHAPTER XXVII HIVING THE BEES5,882 chars
- 30CHAPTER XXVIII THE HOLLOW AMID THE FERNS10,242 chars
- 31CHAPTER XXIX PARTICULARS OF A TWILIGHT WALK14,104 chars
- 32CHAPTER XXX HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES8,922 chars
- 33CHAPTER XXXI BLAME—FURY17,298 chars
- 34CHAPTER XXXII NIGHT—HORSES TRAMPING16,020 chars
- 35CHAPTER XXXIII IN THE SUN—A HARBINGER15,000 chars
- 36CHAPTER XXXIV HOME AGAIN—A TRICKSTER18,348 chars
- 37CHAPTER XXXV AT AN UPPER WINDOW7,448 chars
- 38CHAPTER XXXVI WEALTH IN JEOPARDY—THE REVEL16,697 chars
- 39CHAPTER XXXVII THE STORM—THE TWO TOGETHER13,281 chars
- 40CHAPTER XXXVIII RAIN—ONE SOLITARY MEETS ANOTHER6,713 chars
- 41CHAPTER XXXIX COMING HOME—A CRY7,719 chars
- 42CHAPTER XL ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY13,314 chars
- 43CHAPTER XLI SUSPICION—FANNY IS SENT FOR19,815 chars
- 44CHAPTER XLII JOSEPH AND HIS BURDEN—BUCK’S HEAD22,609 chars
- 45CHAPTER XLIII FANNY’S REVENGE20,145 chars
- 46CHAPTER XLIV UNDER A TREE—REACTION13,691 chars
- 47CHAPTER XLV TROY’S ROMANTICISM9,030 chars
- 48CHAPTER XLVI THE GURGOYLE: ITS DOINGS16,113 chars
- 49CHAPTER XLVII ADVENTURES BY THE SHORE5,784 chars
- 50CHAPTER XLVIII DOUBTS ARISE—DOUBTS LINGER10,190 chars
- 51CHAPTER XLIX OAK’S ADVANCEMENT—A GREAT HOPE10,711 chars
- 52CHAPTER L THE SHEEP FAIR—TROY TOUCHES HIS WIFE’S HAND29,723 chars
- 53CHAPTER LI BATHSHEBA TALKS WITH HER OUTRIDER15,760 chars
- 54CHAPTER LII CONVERGING COURSES19,908 chars
- 55CHAPTER LIII CONCURRITUR—HORÆ MOMENTO21,130 chars
- 56CHAPTER LIV AFTER THE SHOCK8,396 chars
- 57CHAPTER LV THE MARCH FOLLOWING—“BATHSHEBA BOLDWOOD”8,794 chars
- 58CHAPTER LVI BEAUTY IN LONELINESS—AFTER ALL17,097 chars
- 59CHAPTER LVII A FOGGY NIGHT AND MORNING—CONCLUSION10,270 chars
- 60NOTES301 chars