Far From the Madding Crowd
Every once in a while we need a break. We just need to get away from the monotonous routine of everyday life and its commitments and challenges and tuck ourselves away where no one could find us.
While weekend getaways are rejuvenating, they are short lived and leave one thirsting for more. Whenever possible, people escape to surroundings that are away not just in term of distance but also in atmosphere and ambience from where they live and where they work.
Holiday destinations galore in the US and while places like the Texan countryside require a different frame of mind, other places like Miami and Florida are favorites for the sheer closeness yet faraway quality they have and the multiple delights they offer.
Disneyland is favoured by many as it offers not only all the fun a child could dream of but also turn adults into kids making them let their hair down and throw all caution to the winds.
If not too short on time, South American coastline is replete with places that invite one to stay forever. The Bahamas, the Hawaii, the West Indies, Bermuda, etc are places that one doesn’t forget even after one is back. The tourism sector in these regions offers the opportunity for a visitor to soak in the sun the sand and their deliciously sedentary life and bizarre culture to his heart’s content. There are sites to visit and activities to get indulged, such as scuba diving. There is also a paradise of culinary delicacies to dig into. The South American holiday is the ideal balm to soothe frayed nerves.
The target of a holiday is relaxation and an ideal choice is a place with moderate climate that doesn’t make you either shiver in your woolens or keep digging into the bag for sunscreen cream. In this respect the Tropical, Caribbean holiday tops the list of the wanderer. It is a perfect time spent in a perfect setting, more so if one has the perfect company to enjoy the exotic experience with. The taste of salsa, the beat of samba and abundant sunshine compel you to promise that you would come back.
Andrew Stratton
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Are there other English Victorian novels similar to Hardy's Far From Madding Crowd: poor hero and rich heroin?
Most Victorian English novels have rich heroes and poor heroines. I read Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd and I like Gabriel Oak character a lot. I am trying to find other books with similar character where the hero is poor, humble but very loyal.
I don’t have an answer for you that is really what you are looking for, but I suggest you try "Ethan Frome" if you haven’t read it already. It’s an interesting read, and I think that if you like that book you may enjoy this.
Also books like "Les Miserables" and "Anna Karenina" may appeal to you. They may not be exactly what you’re looking for, but some characters will appeal to you I believe.
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I’m very fond of Far from the Madding Crowd as well, I like Gabriel, and Bathsheba.
It is difficult to find novels that feature rich heroine, poor hero, you don’t get a lot of those. You might like ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ also by thomas hardy. Although it is not such an exciting and dramatic story as ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ the heroine is a bit above the hero socially. Another novel you might perhaps enjoy is ‘North and South’ by Mrs Gaskell, which again, although the hero is not poor, the heroine is of a slightly higher social standing from him.
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