Far from the Madding Crowd.

HARDY, Thomas.

$125.00

Item Number: 148173

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, .

Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s fourth published novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In very good condition, signature to the front free endpaper.

Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is a landmark novel that introduces readers to his fictional Wessex, a rural landscape that plays a central role in shaping the lives of its characters. The novel explores themes of love, independence, and the consequences of human choices through the story of Bathsheba Everdene, a strong-willed woman who navigates a complex web of relationships with three very different suitors. Hardy contrasts individual desires with social expectations, highlighting the challenges women face in a patriarchal society.