Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy and Glenn R. Williston

Hardy's first masterpiece, this 1874 novel received wide acclaim upon publication and remains among the author's best-loved works. The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, it explores Hardy's trademark themes: thwarted love, the inevitability of fate, and the encroachment of industrial society on rural life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890610673
• ISBN13: 9780890610671
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12