The Novels of Thomas Hardy - 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:

1. Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)
2. The Return of the Native (1878)
3. The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character(1886)
4. The Woodlanders (1887)
5. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented (1891)
6. 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 May 5th):

· Week 1 (May 5): Chapter 1 to 14

· Week 2 (May 12): Chapter 15 to 20

· Week 3 (May 19): Chapter 21 to 28

· Week 4 (May 26): Chapter 29 to 42

· Week 4 (May 26): 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