{"product_id":"9780141198934","title":"Far From the Madding Crowd","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Thomas Hardy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 April 2012 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Penguin English Library' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 23mm | 344g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Penguin English Library Edition of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy'I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!' she exclaimed. 'Nor will I for a minute'Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56495270592837,"sku":"9780141198934","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780141198934.jpg?v=1764260888","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780141198934","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}