Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
Frontispiece Ilustration by Neil Forster

Hardback book
Twentieth Century Classics 1970 (First Published 1874, St Martins Library 1957)

Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area.  Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak.  Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community.  The first of his works set in Wessex, Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.

Condition:
The book has an integral ribbon bookmark and is in very good general condition.  The cover has a couple of small dents to the edge, a couple of very slightly bent corners, minor surface marks and slight fading to the lettering on the spine.  Inside, the book has a couple of slightly creased / bent corners and a couple of small marks / spots.  The pages appear to be in good, tight, clean condition.