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.
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Rosemarie Morgan\'s introduction discusses the history of its publication, as well as the biblical and classical allusions that permeate the novel.
This edition, based on Hardy\'s original 1874 manuscript, is the complete novel he never saw published, and restores its full candor and innovation.
One of his first works set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, Hardy\'s novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.
Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community.
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
