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Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy 's fourth published novel and his first major literary success. It was published on 23 November 1874. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership.
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In Far from the Madding Crowd, Hardy first introduced the idea of calling the region in the west of England, where his novels are set, Wessex. Wessex had been the name of an early Saxon kingdom, in approximately the same part of England.
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- Thomas Hardy
- 1874
Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic period drama film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch. The screenplay was by Frederic Raphael adapted from Thomas Hardy 's 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd .
The novel ran for twelve monthly installments, and was published in a two-volume edition by Smith, Elder in November 1874. Far from the Madding Crowd was warmly received by the reading public and generously reviewed by the press.
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The resulting book, Far from the Madding Crowd, was a popular attraction for the magazine and Hardy's first critical success. It was first published in serial form in Cornhill between January and December 1874, and then published the same year in London in book form.
