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Far from the Madding Crowd (Classic Fiction) (CD-Audio)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Far from the Madding CrowdIn a remote corner of early-Victorian England, Bathsheba Everdene stands out as a beacon of feminine independence. However, when confronted with three suitors, she shows a recklessness which threatens the stability of the whole community. The music is by Bridge, Debussy and Elgar.
Full description- Publisher: NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS
- Published: 30 November 2004
- Format: CD-Audio
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Classics
- ISBN 13: 9789626341360 ISBN 10: 962634136X
- Sales rank: 480,447
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Full description for Far from the Madding Crowd
Set in his fictional Wessex countryside in southwest England, Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardy's breakthrough work. Though it was first published anonymously in 1874, the quick and tremendous success of Far from the Madding Crowd persuaded Hardy to give up his first profession, architecture, to concentrate on writing fiction. The story of the ill-fated passions of the beautiful Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors offers a spectacle of country life brimming with an energy and charm not customarily associated with Hardy. ("When Farmer Oak smiled, " the novel begins, "the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears. . . .") ----The text is based on the authoritative Wessex Edition of 1912, revised and corrected by Hardy himself. ----This edition is the companion volume to the Mobil Masterpiece Theatre WGBH television presentation broadcast on PBS. It stars Paloma Baeza as Bathsheba Everdene, Nathaniel Parker as Gabriel Oak, Nigel Terry as Mr. Boldwood, and Jonathan Firth as Frank Troy. Adapted by Philomena McDonagh, Far from the Madding Crowd is directed by Nick Renton. The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesignedthe series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices.
