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Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

Romance · Novel

Open Library OL44995W

Far from the Madding Crowd originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership. Far from the Madding Crowd is set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex in rural southwest England, as had been his earlier Under the Greenwood Tree.

About the author

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) is represented here by 10 public-domain titles, including A pair of blue eyes, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Jude the Obscure. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Thomas Hardy.

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