{"product_id":"far-from-the-madding-crowd-paperback-3","title":"Far from the Madding Crowd - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFar from the Madding Crowd\u003c\/b\u003e, Hardy's passionate tale of the beautiful, headstrong farmer Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, firmly established the thirty-four-year-old writer as a popular novelist. According to Virginia Woolf, \"The subject was right; the method was right; the poet and the countryman, the sensual man, the sombre reflective man, the man of learning, all enlisted to produce a book which . . . must hold its place among the great English novels.\" Introducing the fictional name of \"Wessex\" to describe Hardy's legendary countryside, this early masterpiece draws a vivid picture of rural life in southwest England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1912 Wessex edition and features Hardy's map of Wessex.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from the Madding Crowd, Hardy's passionate tale of the beautiful, headstrong farmer Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, firmly established the thirty-four-year-old writer as a popular novelist. According to Virginia Woolf, \"The subject was right; the method was right; the poet and the countryman, the sensual man, the sombre reflective man, the man of learning, all enlisted to produce a book which . . . must hold its place among the great English novels.\" Introducing the fictional name of \"Wessex\" to describe Hardy's legendary countryside, this early masterpiece draws a vivid picture of rural life in southwest England. \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1912 Wessex edition and features Hardy's map of Wessex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Drabble edited \u003cb\u003eThe Oxford Companion to English Literature\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Genius of Thomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e. Her novels include\u003cb\u003e The Waterfall\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Gates of Ivory\u003c\/b\u003e, and, most recently, \u003cb\u003eThe Witch of Exmoor and The Peppered Moth\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.14 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Far from the Madding Crowd\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691261956159,"sku":"9780375757976","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/40bb1e8ba9e52617e9da9442029bc957.webp?v=1764991528","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/far-from-the-madding-crowd-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}