{"product_id":"far-from-the-madding-crowd-penguin-english-library","title":"Far from the Madding Crowd","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Penguin English Library Edition of \u003ci\u003eFar From the Madding Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e by Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!' she exclaimed. 'Nor will I for a minute'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHardy'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, \u003ci\u003eFar from the Madding Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The 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.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43581587226821,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Penguin_20English_20Library_20Far_20from_20the_20Madding_20Crowd.jpg?v=1716557890","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/far-from-the-madding-crowd-penguin-english-library","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}