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Thomas Hardy — Far from the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
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Thomas Hardy
by Thomas Hardy
PREFACE
Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident
NIGHT—THE FLOCK—AN INTERIOR—ANOTHER INTERIOR
A GIRL ON HORSEBACK—CONVERSATION
GABRIEL’S RESOLVE—THE VISIT—THE MISTAKE
DEPARTURE OF BATHSHEBA—A PASTORAL TRAGEDY
THE FAIR—THE JOURNEY—THE FIRE
RECOGNITION—A TIMID GIRL
THE MALTHOUSE—THE CHAT—NEWS
THE HOMESTEAD—A VISITOR—HALF-CONFIDENCES
MISTRESS AND MEN
OUTSIDE THE BARRACKS—SNOW—A MEETING
FARMERS—A RULE—AN EXCEPTION
SORTES SANCTORUM—THE VALENTINE
EFFECT OF THE LETTER—SUNRISE
A MORNING MEETING—THE LETTER AGAIN
ALL SAINTS’ AND ALL SOULS’
IN THE MARKET-PLACE
Boldwood in Meditation—Regret
THE SHEEP-WASHING—THE OFFER
PERPLEXITY—GRINDING THE SHEARS—A QUARREL
TROUBLES IN THE FOLD—A MESSAGE
THE GREAT BARN AND THE SHEEP-SHEARERS
EVENTIDE—A SECOND DECLARATION
THE SAME NIGHT—THE FIR PLANTATION
THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE DESCRIBED
SCENE ON THE VERGE OF THE HAY-MEAD
HIVING THE BEES
THE HOLLOW AMID THE FERNS
PARTICULARS OF A TWILIGHT WALK
HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES
BLAME—FURY
NIGHT—HORSES TRAMPING
IN THE SUN—A HARBINGER
HOME AGAIN—A TRICKSTER
AT AN UPPER WINDOW
WEALTH IN JEOPARDY—THE REVEL
THE STORM—THE TWO TOGETHER
RAIN—ONE SOLITARY MEETS ANOTHER
COMING HOME—A CRY
ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY
SUSPICION—FANNY IS SENT FOR
JOSEPH AND HIS BURDEN—BUCK’S HEAD
FANNY’S REVENGE
UNDER A TREE—REACTION
TROY’S ROMANTICISM
THE GURGOYLE: ITS DOINGS
ADVENTURES BY THE SHORE
DOUBTS ARISE—DOUBTS LINGER
OAK’S ADVANCEMENT—A GREAT HOPE
THE SHEEP FAIR—TROY TOUCHES HIS WIFE’S HAND
BATHSHEBA TALKS WITH HER OUTRIDER
CONVERGING COURSES
CONCURRITUR—HORÆ MOMENTO
AFTER THE SHOCK
THE MARCH FOLLOWING—“BATHSHEBA BOLDWOOD”
BEAUTY IN LONELINESS—AFTER ALL
A FOGGY NIGHT AND MORNING—CONCLUSION
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