1. Far From The Maddding Crowd By Thomas Hardy By Raazia Maryam and Ayman Shakeel

3. Farming in England Roughly three-quarters of land in England is farmed in some way. The English countryside is hugely diverse, managed under a variety of farming systems. A vast array of species and habitats depend on farming and farming systems.

14. Plot The plot of Far from the Madding Crowd concerns a young woman, Bathsheba Everdene, and the three men in her life. One is a poor sheep farmer who loses his flock in a tragedy and ends up working as an employee on Bathsheba’s farm; one is the respectable, boring owner of a neighboring farm who takes Bathsheba’s flirtations too seriously; and the third is a dashing army sergeant who treats her like just another of his conquests. In chronicling their hopes, plans, and disappointments, Hardy presents to readers a clear example of Victorian romanticism. At the same time, his understanding of the lives of farmers and ranchers in rural England makes him a forerunner to the realistic tradition in literature.