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Far From the Madding Crowd was originally published in 1874.
The present text is that of Hardy’s 1912 Wessex edition.
Published in 2005 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction,
Notes, Biography, Chronology, Index of Places, Inspired By,
Comments & Questions, and For Further Reading.
Introduction, Notes, and For Further Reading
Copyright @ 2005 by Jonathan A. Cook.
Note on Thomas Hardy, The World of Thomas Hardy and Far from the Madding
Crowd, Index of Places, Inspired by Far from the Madding Crowd,
Comments & Questions, and For Further Reading
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Far from the Madding Crowd
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-223-9
ISBN-10: 1-59308-223-1
eISBN : 978-1-411-43217-8
LC Control Number 2004116676
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