Far From the Madding Crowd
Start Publishing LLC · Hardcover · December 28, 2012
Gabriel Oak is an up-and-coming shepherd in the prime of life at twenty-eight years of age.
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- Who it’s for
- A Victorian courtship begins where a shepherd’s devotion meets Bathsheba’s pride.
- Genres
- Victorian Romance, The Classics, 19th-Century English Fiction
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, December 28, 2012
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Gabriel Oak is an up-and-coming shepherd in the prime of life at twenty-eight years of age. With the savings of a frugal life, he has leased and stocked a sheep-farm. He falls in love with a newcomer eight years younger, Bathsheba Everdene, a proud and somewhat vain young beauty. She comes to like him well enough.
Courtship and Pride
A Victorian courtship begins where a shepherd’s devotion meets Bathsheba’s pride.
Come here for
- A shepherd’s courtship and a proud young woman’s guarded interest
Expect
- Romantic tension rooted in affection and uneven enthusiasm
- A sheep-farm backdrop to the early courtship
Where it sits
| Victorian Romance | 67% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century English Fiction | 46% |
| The Classics | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Literary Fiction
- LGBTQ+ Fiction
- Authors
- Thomas Hardy
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 28, 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- The Classics