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Far From The Madding Crowd c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) It is a tale ofAuthor: HARDY, THOMAS Classic fiction (pre c 1945) Published on 26 September 1991 by Everyman (Everyman's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Everyman's Library Classics' series. Hardback 480 pages 206 x 133 x 28 528g Bathsheba Everdene is a strong, confident woman who becomes a powerful farmer. But her emotional life descends into chaos as she becomes involved with three very different men.