Far from the Madding CrowdIndependent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions. |
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CHAPTER | 13 |
DEPARTURE OF BATHSHEBAA PASTORAL | 41 |
THE HOMESTEAD | 74 |
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