Thomas Hardy\'s impassioned novel of courtship in rural life In Thomas Hardy\'s first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area.
Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tr.
Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy, and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak.
Thomas Hardy\'s impassioned novel of courtship in rural life In Thomas Hardy\'s first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area
