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	The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: 1,800 Headwords Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, Tricia Hedge
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 428 EAN 9780194230643 Format Abridged ISBN 0194230643 Manufacturer Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 112 Publication Date August 17, 2000 Publisher Oxford University Press, USA Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description Bathsheba Everdene is young, proud, and beautiful. She is an independent woman and can marry any man she chooses - if she chooses. In fact, she likes her independence, and she likes fighting her own battles in a man's world. But it is never wise to ignore the power of love. There are three men who would very much like to marry Bathsheba. When she falls in love with one of them, she soon wishes she had kept her independence. She learns that love brings misery, pain, and violent passions that can destroy lives ... A more or less self-contained excerpt from the novel, in a creative abridgement done by Dickens for one of his public readings (Anthea Bell's afterword provides notes about these performances and the texts Dickens prepared for them). The fragile pen-and-ink drawings have been flooded with watercolor and given a smudged, atmospheric look. Marks (The Fisherman and His Wife, 1991, etc.) zeroes in on the basic dramatic premise of each scene - wet and dark exteriors, warm and dry interiors, characters engaged in lively conversation or sending each other meaningful looks. Marks's storytelling skills are further demonstrated by the different sizes of the pictures, their distribution, and layout - they evocatively conjure this hearty tale, and will send readers off to the original. (Kirkus Reviews) Bathsheba Everdene is young, proud, and beautiful. She is an independent woman and can marry any man she chooses - if she chooses. In fact, she likes her independence, and she likes fighting her own battles in a man's world. But it is never wise to ignore the power of love. There are three men who would very much like to marry Bathsheba. When she falls in love with one of them, she soon wishes she had kept her independence. She learns that love brings misery, pain, and violent passions that can destroy lives ... Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is one of England's greatest novelists. Most of his work, including Far from the Madding Crowd, is set in his native Dorset, on the south coast of England. Customers who bought this item also bought Pride and Prejudice: 2500 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library) In the Days of Queen Victoria (Yesterday's Classics) The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3: 1,000 Headwords The Picture of Dorian Gray The Oxford Bookworms Library: Jane Eyre Level 6 Les Miserables (A Stepping Stone Book) Customer Reviews for: The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: 1,800 Headwords Far from the Madding Crowd Rating - Gentle and Enigmatic Glimpses These nine stories feature various gentle, usually innocent main characters who are faced with dilemmas or knowledge that even they do not often understand. The stories are well-written. They are touchingly understated. Their gentleness amplifies the almost-hidden pain of the characteres. Somehow, the veneer of innocence in the stories makes the hints of ugliness even more shocking. These stories are enigmatic glimpses into the real world. See all books by author Thomas Hardy, Tricia Hedge

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