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The Hardy event is a reading of Far from the Madding Crowd
Hardy's novels, starting with Far from the Madding Crowd and ending with Jude the Obscure.
The reading schedule will be as follows for book order:
Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)
The Return of the Native (1878)
The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character(1886)
The Woodlanders (1887)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented (1891)
Jude the Obscure (1895)
The breakdown for the schedule by book and by week will be as follows:
Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) (starting June 23):
Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)
· Week 1 (June 23): Chapter 1 to 14
· Week 2 (June 30): Chapter 15 to 20
· Week 3 (July 6): Chapter 21 to 28
· Week 4 (July 13): Chapter 29 to 42
· Week 4 (July 20): Chapter 43 to 57
Come and join us for a fun and informal discussion group. Each week, we will read a section of Thomas Hardy's novel, Far from the Madding Crowd, discussing our thoughts about the text.
The Return of the Native (1878)
· Week 1: Book 1
· Week 2: Book 2
· Week 3: Book 3
· Week 4: Book 4
· Week 5: Book 5
· Week 6: Book 6
The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character(1886)
· Week 1: Chapters 1 to 9
· Week 2: Chapters 10 to 18
· Week 3: Chapters 19 to 27
· Week 4: Chapters 28 to 36
· Week 5: Chapters 37 to 45
The Woodlanders (1887)
· Week 1: Chapters 1 to 8
· Week 2: Chapters 9 to 16
· Week 3: Chapters 17 to 24
· Week 4: Chapters 25 to 32
· Week 5: Chapters 33 to 40
· Week 6: Chapters 41 to 48
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented (1891)
· Week 1:Phase 1, chapters 1-5
· Week 2: Phase 1, chapters 6-11
· Week 3: Phase 2
· Week 4: Phase 3
· Week 5: Phase 4, chapters 25-30
· Week 6: Phase 4, chapters 31-34
· Week 7: Phase 5
· Week 8: Phase 6
· Week 9: Phase 7
Jude the Obscure (1895)
· Week 1: Part 1: Chapters 1 to 5
· Week 2: Part 1: Chapters 6 to 11
· Week 3: Part 2
· Week 4: Part 3: Chapters 1 to 5
· Week 5: Part 3: Chapters 6 to 11
· Week 6: Part 4
· Week 7: Part 5
· Week 8: Part 6: Chapters 1 to 5
· Week 9: Part 6: Chapters 6 to 11
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