Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy, is an extremely descriptive book, in which the characters and setting are superb created. At the beginning, Hardy describes and what Gabriel is wearing. He gives colors, designs, and also compares what he is wearing to others, an example of this being when he compares his coat to Dr. Johnson's. He also describes some of the items he has with him, like his watch. He describes his watch as older than his grandfather and that that the hands of the clock would slip.
Also another character, Bathsheba, was created exceptionally. In chapter one she was described as wearing a crimson jacket, with a soft luster on her face from the sun, and having dark hair. As the book goes on she is described in a greater detail and develops more as the story goes on. One last thing about Bathsheba is that she is described a beautiful young woman.
There is also stupendous description in the setting. Hardy tried to yell of some of the smaller details which improved the descriptions some. An example being of the Malt house, which was described as a building enclosed by and old wall wrapped with ivy. Also a description of the door being with an Elymas-the-Sorcerer pattern. He also tells of how the inside was lit so it can be imagined with more detail.
Overall the descriptions in Far From the Madding Crowd are excellent. Hardy went in to tremendous detail with the character and setting. When Hardy was writing his articles for the magazine he must have been concentrating on the description to create the ones he did. One would think that he must have a great mind to describe it as well as he did.
