The independent farmer Bathsheba Everdene is courted by the steadfast shepherd Gabriel Oak, the obsessive Farmer Boldwood, and the reckless Sergeant Troy in the rural world of Weatherbury.
Books mentioned in Far from the Madding Crowd (11)
Paradise Lost by John Milton: “The Veterinary Surgeon, Paradise Lost, The Pilgrim’s Progress, Robinson Crusoe”
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan: “The Young Man's Best Companion, The Farrier's Sure Guide, The Veterinary Surgeon, Paradise Lost, The Pilgrim's Progress, Robinson Crusoe, Ash's Dictionary, the Walkingame's Arithmetic, constituted his library; and though a limited series, it was one from which he had acquired more sound informa-…”
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: “The Young Man's Best Companion, The Farrier's Sure Guide, The Veterinary Surgeon, Paradise Lost, The Pilgrim's Progress, Robinson Crusoe, Ash's Dictionary, the Walkingame's Arithmetic, constituted his library; and though a limited series, it was one from which he had acquired more sound informa-…”
The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher: “A faint gleam of humour passed over her face as she said: "Bring Beaumont and Fletcher's Maid's Tragedy, and the Mourning Bride, and let me see -- Night Thoughts, and the Vanity of Human Wishes."”
The Mourning Bride by William Congreve: “Bring Beaumont and Fletcher’s ‘Maid’s Tragedy;’ and the ‘Mourning Bride;’ and—let me see—‘Night Thoughts,’ and the ‘Vanity of Human Wishes.’””
Night Thoughts by Edward Young: “A faint gleam of humour passed over her face as she said: "Bring Beaumont and Fletcher's Maid's Tragedy, and the Mourning Bride, and let me see -- Night Thoughts, and the Vanity of Human Wishes."”
The Vanity of Human Wishes by Samuel Johnson: “A faint gleam of humour passed over her face as she said: "Bring Beaumont and Fletcher's Maid's Tragedy, and the Mourning Bride, and let me see -- Night Thoughts, and the Vanity of Human Wishes."”
Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaffe: “Bring me Love in a Village, and Maid of the Mill, and Doctor Syntax, and some volumes of the Spectator."”
The Maid of the Mill by Isaac Bickerstaffe: “Bring me Love in a Village, and Maid of the Mill, and Doctor Syntax, and some volumes of the Spectator."”
Othello by William Shakespeare: “And that story of the black man, who murdered his wife Desdemona? It is a nice dismal one that would suit you excellent just now.”
Books that mention Far from the Madding Crowd (1)
The Common Reader: Second Series by Virginia Woolf: “Grouped with The Woodlanders, The Return of the Native, and The Mayor of Casterbridge as key Hardy novels.”