Far from the Madding Crowd [平装]

Graced with the splendid illustrations executed by Helen Paterson for the first edition of the novel, this special Collector's Edition of Far from the Madding Crowd also features handwritten letters and drawings by Hardy, as well as rare and intimate portraits of the author and his first wife, Emma. Here, too, readers are granted a fascinating and touching glimpse of how two great imaginative writers interact with one another: This edition reproduces the handwritten pages from Virginia Woolf's diary in which she recounts her now-famous visit with the very aged Thomas Hardy at his home, Max Gate, in 1926. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
Random's Modern Library is reproducing this Hardy standard as a tie-in to a Masterpiece Theater presentation and offering a quality hardcover for a reasonable price.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile
Those who relished the recent PBS series will be happy to know that this audio version is read by Gabriel Oak himself--Nathaniel Parker. He and Thomas Hardy make a fine team. As the rustic workers bring in the harvest, or shear the sheep, or barter at the market--their lively dialogue projects pictures of nineteenth-century Wessex that are almost as vivid as the paintings of John Constable. Nathaniel Parker seems to be one of them--or all of them--as he slips naturally from one character to another, even capturing the voice of Bathsheba as she laments her disastrous marriage. It all comes together in the end as she and Gabriel prepare to live happily ever after, the only Hardy characters so blessed! J.C. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Review
“Far from the Madding Crowd is the first of Thomas Hardy’s great novels, and the first to sound the tragic note
for which his fiction is best remembered.”
-Margaret Drabble


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Thomas Hardy Society Journal
"The readings are sensitive and intelligent and even revelatory, for they made me aware of how much is lost in a great writer like Hardy by our habit of silent reading." --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

The Boston Globe, January 1999
"For classic literature, check out the new "Cover to Cover" series. All are 19th and 20th century works produced in England. They are handsomely packaged in sturdy, decorative cardboard boxes. The series carries the exclusive Royal Warrant from Charles, Prince of Wales...One of the first in series is Thomas Hardy's novel, Far from the Madding Crowd. Not as dour and fatalistic as his later works, this pastoral romance reveals a sly wit not usually associated with the author." --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY, December 3, 1998
"These Cover to Cover tapes offer up a delectable feast for fans of the spoken word. We're talking class act here - from the elegant covers to the accomplished readers." --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Review
?Far from the Madding Crowd is the first of Thomas Hardy?s great novels, and the first to sound the tragic note
for which his fiction is best remembered.?
-Margaret Drabble


From the Trade Paperback edition.