Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) disharmony among the farmhands. He learns that Fanny has died in childbirth and is filled with remorse. He swears that he never loved Bathsheba, walks out on her, and his clothes are found at the edge of the ocean. Bathsheba promises to marry Boldwood after Troy is declared legally dead. However, the sergeant appears alive at their engagement party and threatens his wife; Boldwood kills him. Boldwood is sentenced to be hanged but then receives a life sentence. Gabriel tells Bathsheba that he is planning to emigrate to America. Realising how much she has always needed his quiet strength and
A Face in the Crowd (novella) A Face in the Crowd (novella) A Face in the Crowd is a novella by Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan, originally published as an e-book on August 21, 2012, as well as an audiobook, read by Craig Wasson. Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan had previously collaborated in 2004 on a non-fiction book "Faithful", chronicling the 2004 Boston Red Sox season. In "Faithful", during a discussion about watching baseball on television, King posits an idea for a story entitled "Spectators", which later evolved into "A Face in the Crowd": Later, when speaking and reading an excerpt from his work in progress