Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy

Category: Adults, Classic, General Fiction, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: 19th Century Classics Romantic Era Thomas Hardy Victorian Wessex

Written by Thomas Hardy
Read by Nathaniel Parker
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
Files: MP3
_______________________________________________


Hardy’s first major literary success, here brought to life by narrator Nathaniel Parker, is the story of the independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene, who inherits her uncle’s farm, the largest estate in the area. She surprises the villagers of Weatherbury by deciding to run it herself rather than hire a manager. Attracted to this bold young woman are three very different suitors all vying for her affections. They include the lonely gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the young and handsome but inconsiderate Sergeant Troy and the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak. Serving to unsettle and complicate her life, the three contrasting men show the many facets of love. But Bathsheba’s indecision and inability to commit leads to some disastrous consequences.

The first of Hardy’s works set in Wessex (south-west England), Far from the Madding Crowd presents evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes.

Thomas Hardy was an English writer and poet in the Romantic era who was greatly influenced by Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth.

_______________________________________________