Far from the Madding Crowd

By Thomas Hardy
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The untamed spirit of Bathsheba Everdene ignites a firestorm of passion and rivalry in the heart of the English countryside. Her pursuit of independence is challenged by three men whose desires threaten to consume everything she has built. This atmospheric epic captures the visceral rhythms of nature and the volatile landscape of the human heart.

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Rating★★★★ 4.1 (201K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length15 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1CHAPTER I Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident
2CHAPTER II NIGHT—THE FLOCK—AN INTERIOR—ANOTHER INTERIOR
3CHAPTER III A GIRL ON HORSEBACK—CONVERSATION
4CHAPTER IV GABRIEL’S RESOLVE—THE VISIT—THE MISTAKE
5CHAPTER V DEPARTURE OF BATHSHEBA—A PASTORAL TRAGEDY
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6CHAPTER VI THE FAIR—THE JOURNEY—THE FIRE
7CHAPTER VII RECOGNITION—A TIMID GIRL
8CHAPTER VIII THE MALTHOUSE—THE CHAT—NEWS
9CHAPTER IX THE HOMESTEAD—A VISITOR—HALF-CONFIDENCES
10CHAPTER X MISTRESS AND MEN
11CHAPTER XI OUTSIDE THE BARRACKS—SNOW—A MEETING
12CHAPTER XII FARMERS—A RULE—AN EXCEPTION
13CHAPTER XIII SORTES SANCTORUM—THE VALENTINE
14CHAPTER XIV EFFECT OF THE LETTER—SUNRISE
15CHAPTER XV A MORNING MEETING—THE LETTER AGAIN
16CHAPTER XVI ALL SAINTS’ AND ALL SOULS’
17CHAPTER XVII IN THE MARKET-PLACE
18CHAPTER XVIII Boldwood in Meditation—Regret
19CHAPTER XIX THE SHEEP-WASHING—THE OFFER
20CHAPTER XX PERPLEXITY—GRINDING THE SHEARS—A QUARREL
21CHAPTER XXI TROUBLES IN THE FOLD—A MESSAGE
22CHAPTER XXII THE GREAT BARN AND THE SHEEP-SHEARERS
23CHAPTER XXIII EVENTIDE—A SECOND DECLARATION
24CHAPTER XXIV THE SAME NIGHT—THE FIR PLANTATION
25CHAPTER XXV THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE DESCRIBED
26CHAPTER XXVI SCENE ON THE VERGE OF THE HAY-MEAD
27CHAPTER XXVII HIVING THE BEES
28CHAPTER XXVIII THE HOLLOW AMID THE FERNS
29CHAPTER XXIX PARTICULARS OF A TWILIGHT WALK
30CHAPTER XXX HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES
31CHAPTER XXXI BLAME—FURY
32CHAPTER XXXII NIGHT—HORSES TRAMPING
33CHAPTER XXXIII IN THE SUN—A HARBINGER
34CHAPTER XXXIV HOME AGAIN—A TRICKSTER
35CHAPTER XXXV AT AN UPPER WINDOW
36CHAPTER XXXVI WEALTH IN JEOPARDY—THE REVEL
37CHAPTER XXXVII THE STORM—THE TWO TOGETHER
38CHAPTER XXXVIII RAIN—ONE SOLITARY MEETS ANOTHER
39CHAPTER XXXIX COMING HOME—A CRY
40CHAPTER XL ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY
41CHAPTER XLI SUSPICION—FANNY IS SENT FOR
42CHAPTER XLII JOSEPH AND HIS BURDEN—BUCK’S HEAD
43CHAPTER XLIII FANNY’S REVENGE
44CHAPTER XLIV UNDER A TREE—REACTION
45CHAPTER XLV TROY’S ROMANTICISM
46CHAPTER XLVI THE GURGOYLE: ITS DOINGS
47CHAPTER XLVII ADVENTURES BY THE SHORE
48CHAPTER XLVIII DOUBTS ARISE—DOUBTS LINGER
49CHAPTER XLIX OAK’S ADVANCEMENT—A GREAT HOPE
50CHAPTER L THE SHEEP FAIR—TROY TOUCHES HIS WIFE’S HAND
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