Far from the Madding Crowd Summary Its title taken from Thomas Gray s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard , Far from the Madding Crowd is one of Hardy s Wessex novels and the first of real substance. She marries the last of these three first, but each represents a different form of love. Troy is selfish and allows Fanny Robin to die in a workhouse after a misunderstanding and concurrently becomes involved with Bathsheba who he treats cruelly in turn over the course of their marriage.
Troy disappears after the death.
The story tells of Bathsheba s life as Troy returns, is shot by Boldwood who is pronounce insane and as Gabriel s simple and devoted love is finally appreciated. Although the novel is not Hardy s most subtle, it is a convincing portrait of the rural life that the author knew so well and cherished in his years after London. See our FAQ for more details.