In a remote corner of early Victorian England where traditional practices remain untouched by time Bathsheba Everdene stands out as a beacon of female independence and self-reliance.
However when confronted with three suitors among them the dashing Captain Troy she shows a reckless capriciousness that threatens the stability of the whole community.
Published in 1874 and an immediate best-seller Far From the Madding Crowd established Thomas Hardy as one of Britain's foremost novelists.
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