Bathsheba Everdene is a beautiful young woman. Three men say they love her but she marries the wrong one. This tragic story takes place in the beautiful countryside of the south of England.
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Chapter 1 An Offer of Marriage
Chapter 2 A Fire in the Farmyard
Chapter 3 A Joke for Valentine's Day
Chapter 4 'I Want You as My Wife'
Chapter 5 Bathsheba's Terms
Chapter 6 The Long Bright Sword
Chapter 7 The Jealous Lover
Chapter 8 Covering the Corn
Chapter 9 The Death of Fanny Robin
Chapter 10 Boldwood Still Has Hope
Chapter 11 The Sergeant's Return
Chapter 12 Arm-in-Arm