![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The publication started in the January 1874 issue of the magazine and ran for twelve monthly instalments until December. Almost a year later, in September 1873, he submitted the first 10 chapters of the novel. Hardy, who was delighted by the proposal, replied that he had in mind a pastoral tale with the title Far from the Madding Crowd, in which ‘the chief characters would probably be a young woman-farmer, a shepherd, and a sergeant of cavalry’ (Florence Hardy 95). Stephen had read Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) and found ‘his descriptions admirable’ (Florence Hardy 95). In November 1872, Hardy received a letter from Leslie Stephen, the new editor of Cornhill, the leading literary magazine, inviting him to contribute a story in serial form for that magazine. Eventually, he married his beloved Emma Gifford after a prolonged courting period. Because both the serial and the book versions were well received, Hardy could now abandon architecture and devote himself completely to his literary career. in November 1874, marked the first literary success of Thomas Hardy and brought him a considerable financial reward. ![]() Ar from the Madding Crowd, first serialised anonymously in the Cornhill Magazine from January to December 1874 and next published in a two-volume elegant edition by Smith, Elder & Co. ![]()
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