# Far From the Madding Crowd

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- Book: [Far from the Madding Crowd](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-hardy/far-from-the-madding-crowd) ([Far from the Madding Crowd.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-hardy/far-from-the-madding-crowd.md))
- Authors: [Thomas Hardy](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-hardy), [Julie Christie](https://www.bookquiver.com/julie-christie)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 6 h 19 min
- Narrated by: Julie Christie
- ISBN: 978-07-1819-826-8
- Published: 2012-04-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 6 h 19 min

## Description

Penguin Classics presents Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd , adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Julie Christie. 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. Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.