کتاب Far from the madding crowd Original Set in his fictional Wessex countryside in southwest England Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardys breakthrough work Though it was first published anonymously in 1874 the quick and tremendous success of Far from the Madding Crowd persuaded Hardy to give up his first profession architecture to concentrate on writing fiction The story of the illfated passions of the beautiful Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors offers a spectacle of country life brimming with an energy and charm not customarily associated with Hardy When Farmer Oak smiled  the novel begins the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears   The text is based on the authoritative Wessex Edition of 1912 revised and corrected by Hardy himselfThis edition is the companion volume to the Mobil Masterpiece Theatre WGBH television presentation broadcast on PBS It stars Paloma Baeza as Bathsheba Everdene Nathaniel Parker as Gabriel Oak Nigel Terry as Mr Boldwood and Jonathan Firth as Frank Troy Adapted by PhilomenaMcDonagh Far from the Madding Crowd is directed by Nick Renton The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture Random House The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought For the Modern Librarys seventyfifth anniversary Random House redesignedthe series restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets bindings and type as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles The Modern Library continues to provide the worlds best books at the best prices