Far from the Madding Crowd / Orginal Gold Classics

Far from the  Madding Crowd is a book about young and independent bathsheba everdene and how everything changes after taking up her position as a farmer. Her acquaintances with three men, loyal shepherd Gabriel oak, handsome soldier sergeant Troy, and kind, wealthy farmer Boldwood, shape Bathsheba’s life dramatically. First published in 1874, this book became Thomas Hardy’s first major literary success.