
Far from the Madding Crowd
By Thomas HardyLength14h 23m
About this audiobook
'Far from the Madding Crowd' by Thomas Hardy is a classic novel set in rural England. It tells the tale of Bathsheba Everdene, a young, independent woman who inherits a farm. She attracts the attention of three suitors - the reliable Gabriel Oak, William Boldwood, a wealthy mature bachelor, and Sergeant Frank Troy, a charming but irresponsible soldier. The book follows Bathsheba's relationships with these men, the challenges she faces as a farm owner, and her journeys of self-discovery and growth. It explores themes of love, betrayal, social expectations, and human nature within the backdrop of the English countryside.
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GenreOther
Length14 hrs 23 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1874
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Chapter 1: Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident
3Chapter 2: Night—The Flock—An Interior—Another Interior
4Chapter 3: A Girl On Horseback—Conversation
5Chapter 4: Gabriel’s Resolve—The Visit—The Mistake
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6Chapter 5: Departure Of Bathsheba—A Pastoral Tragedy
7Chapter 6: The Fair—The Journey—The Fire
8Chapter 7: Recognition—A Timid Girl
9Chapter 8: The Malthouse—The Chat—News
10Chapter 9: The Homestead—A Visitor—Half-Confidences
11Chapter 10: Mistress And Men
12Chapter 11: Outside The Barracks—Snow—A Meeting
13Chapter 12: Farmers—A Rule—An Exception
14Chapter 13: Sortes Sanctorum—The Valentine
15Chapter 14: Effect Of The Letter—Sunrise
16Chapter 15: A Morning Meeting—The Letter Again
17Chapter 16: All Saints’ And All Souls’
18Chapter 17: In The Market-Place
19Chapter 18: Boldwood in Meditation—Regret
20Chapter 19: The Sheep-Washing—The Offer
21Chapter 20: Perplexity—Grinding The Shears—A Quarrel
22Chapter 21: Troubles In The Fold—A Message
23Chapter 22: The Great Barn And The Sheep-Shearers
24Chapter 23: Eventide—A Second Declaration
25Chapter 24: The Same Night—The Fir Plantation
26Chapter 25: The New Acquaintance Described
27Chapter 26: Scene On The Verge Of The Hay-Mead
28Chapter 27: Hiving The Bees
29Chapter 28: The Hollow Amid The Ferns
30Chapter 29: Particulars Of A Twilight Walk
31Chapter 30: Hot Cheeks And Tearful Eyes
32Chapter 31: Blame—Fury
33Chapter 32: Night—Horses Tramping
34Chapter 33: In The Sun—A Harbinger
35Chapter 34: Home Again—A Trickster
36Chapter 35: At An Upper Window
37Chapter 36: Wealth In Jeopardy—The Revel
38Chapter 37: The Storm—The Two Together
39Chapter 38: Rain—One Solitary Meets Another
40Chapter 39: Coming Home—A Cry
41Chapter 40: On Casterbridge Highway
42Chapter 41: Suspicion—Fanny Is Sent For
43Chapter 42: Joseph and His Burden—Buck’s Head
44Chapter 43: Fanny’s Revenge
45Chapter 44: Under a Tree—Reaction
46Chapter 45: Troy’s Romanticism
47Chapter 46: The Gurgoyle: Its Doings
48Chapter 47: Adventures by the Shore
49Chapter 48: Doubts Arise—Doubts Linger
50Chapter 49: Oak’s Advancement—A Great Hope