Far From The Madding Crowd

Set in rural England during the Napoleonic Wars, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of independent-minded Bathsheba Everdene and her tumultuous relationships with three suitors: the charming but unpredictable Sergeant Troy, the steady and loyal Gabriel Oak, and the pompous and self-important Boldwood.

• Far From The Madding Crowd
• Preface
• Chapter I Description Of Farmer Oak—an Incident
• Chapter Ii Night—the Flock—an Interior—another Interior
• Chapter Iii A Girl On Horseback—conversation
• Chapter Iv Gabriel’s Resolve—the Visit—the Mistake
• Chapter V Departure Of Bathsheba—a Pastoral Tragedy
• Chapter Vi The Fair—the Journey—the Fire
• Chapter Vii Recognition—a Timid Girl
• Chapter Viii The Malthouse—the Chat—news
• Chapter Ix The Homestead—a Visitor—half-confidences
• Chapter X Mistress And Men
• Chapter Xi Outside The Barracks—snow—a Meeting
• Chapter Xii Farmers—a Rule—an Exception
• Chapter Xiii Sortes Sanctorum—the Valentine
• Chapter Xiv Effect Of The Letter—sunrise
• Chapter Xv A Morning Meeting—the Letter Again
• Chapter Xvi All Saints’ And All Souls’
• Chapter Xvii In The Market-place
• Chapter Xviii Boldwood In Meditation—regret
• Chapter Xix The Sheep-washing—the Offer
• Chapter Xx Perplexity—grinding The Shears—a Quarrel
• Chapter Xxi Troubles In The Fold—a Message
• Chapter Xxii The Great Barn And The Sheep-shearers
• Chapter Xxiii Eventide—a Second Declaration
• Chapter Xxiv The Same Night—the Fir Plantation
• Chapter Xxv The New Acquaintance Described
• Chapter Xxvi Scene On The Verge Of The Hay-mead
• Chapter Xxvii Hiving The Bees
• Chapter Xxviii The Hollow Amid The Ferns
• Chapter Xxix Particulars Of A Twilight Walk
• Chapter Xxx Hot Cheeks And Tearful Eyes
• Chapter Xxxi Blame—fury
• Chapter Xxxii Night—horses Tramping
• Chapter Xxxiii In The Sun—a Harbinger
• Chapter Xxxiv Home Again—a Trickster
• Chapter Xxxv At An Upper Window
• Chapter Xxxvi Wealth In Jeopardy—the Revel
• Chapter Xxxvii The Storm—the Two Together
• Chapter Xxxviii Rain—one Solitary Meets Another
• Chapter Xxxix Coming Home—a Cry
• Chapter Xl On Casterbridge Highway
• Chapter Xli Suspicion—fanny Is Sent For
• Chapter Xlii Joseph And His Burden—buck’s Head
• Chapter Xliii Fanny’s Revenge
• Chapter Xliv Under A Tree—reaction
• Chapter Xlv Troy’s Romanticism
• Chapter Xlvi The Gurgoyle: Its Doings
• Chapter Xlvii Adventures By The Shore
• Chapter Xlviii Doubts Arise—doubts Linger
• Chapter Xlix Oak’s Advancement—a Great Hope
• Chapter L The Sheep Fair—troy Touches His Wife’s Hand
• Chapter Li Bathsheba Talks With Her Outrider
• Chapter Lii Converging Courses
• Chapter Liii Concurritur—horæ Momento
• Chapter Liv After The Shock
• Chapter Lv The March Following—“bathsheba Boldwood”
• Chapter Lvi Beauty In Loneliness—after All
• Chapter Lvii A Foggy Night And Morning—conclusion
• Notes