{"product_id":"far-from-the-madding-crowd-1","title":"far from the madding crowd","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'I shall do one thing in this life--one thing certain--that is, love you, and long for you, and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekeep wanting you\u003c\/i\u003e till I die.'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and the respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFar from the Madding Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name Wessex to the landscape of south-west England, and the first to gain him widespread popularity as a novelist. Set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year, the story both upholds and questions rural values with a startlingly modern sensibility. This new edition retains the critical text that restores previously deleted and revised passages.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685003542875,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/4_f17342db-4857-44f1-838e-2e7e9b12d356.jpg?v=1707925958","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/far-from-the-madding-crowd-1","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}