Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

Illustrated by Peter Reddick

Preface by the author

Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy’s tale of three contrary courtships set in his imagined county of Wessex. The new Folio Society edition is illustrated with stunning woodcuts by Peter Reddick.

 

US$70.00
US$70.00

The tale of spirited farmer Bathsheba Everdene and the three suitors who vie for her attention is the first of Hardy’s Wessex novels. Passion and tragedy abound against the backdrop of a 19th-century rural idyll, as Hardy sets the tone for his subsequent forays into the life and love stories of this fictional county. 

Production Details

Bound in cloth blocked with a decorative motif
Set in Baskerville
424 pages
31 integrated black & white woodcut illustrations

Printed map endpapers
Printed slipcase
9˝ × 5¾˝

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  • This was a sale item, so the value-for-money aspect was tops.

    Review by Stephen Zinsser on 5th February 2023

  • Beautifully bound, high quality product. I don't expect it to be cheap, but the price does seem steep and might deter me from becoming a regular customer.

    Review by Mr Paul Swinson on 23rd April 2022

  • Exceptional quality

    Review by customer on 16th December 2021

  • Bought as a replacement for an old paperback edition, providing a much improved reading experience through the quality of the type setting and the beautifully appropriate illustrations.

    Review by Paul Bream: Jazz North East on 10th March 2021

  • Lovely book to go with the others in the Thomas Hardy collection

    Review by Anthony on 6th March 2021

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