{"product_id":"2026200006577-secondhand-far-from-the-madding-crowd","title":"Far From The Madding Crowd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornerstone of Victorian literature, Far From the Madding Crowd chronicles the life of the fiercely independent Bathsheba Everdene, a young woman who inherits a farm in rural Wessex and must navigate the competing affections of three very different men: the steadfast shepherd Gabriel Oak, the wealthy and obsessive landowner William Boldwood, and the dashing but reckless Sergeant Francis Troy. Hardy masterfully illustrates the tension between passion and reason, freedom and social expectation, set against the richly detailed backdrop of the English countryside and its agrarian rhythms. The novel's tone balances warmth and tragedy, drawing readers into a world where romantic choices carry profound and irreversible consequences. Celebrated as one of Hardy's most beloved works, it presents a heroine of remarkable complexity and agency at a time when such portrayals of women were rare, making it as resonant and compelling today as when it was first published in 1874.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820245168347,"sku":"2026200006577-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b8a3d09a-6cd8-4c68-99fd-e7bdbc60812b.png?v=1780055543","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006577-secondhand-far-from-the-madding-crowd","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}