美丽、高傲的芭思希芭来到威瑟伯里继承她叔叔的农场。忠诚能干的奧克对她一见钟情,但遭到了拒绝。家境殷实的农场主波德伍德因为一次误会不断地向芭思希芭求爱。而芭思希芭却与英俊的中上特洛伊结了婚。然而,浪漫的爱情到结婚后便告终结。几番风波之后,波德伍德开枪打死了特洛伊,自己则向警方自首。失去了丈夫的芭思希芭同时又面临着失去农场的可能。这时奥克来到她的身边,给故事一个皆大欢喜的结局。

CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTION OF FARMER OAK:AN INCIDENT
CHAPTER 2 NIGHT,THE FLOCK: AN INTERIOR:ANOTHER INTERIOR
CHAPTER 3 A GIRL ON HORSEBACK: CONVERSATION
CHAPTER 4 GABRIEL'S RESOLVE: THE VISIT. THE MISTAKE
CHAPTER 5 DEPARTURE OF BATHSHEBA: A PASTORAL TRAGEDY
CHAPTER 6 THE FAIR:THE JOURNEY:THE FIRE
CHAPTER 7 RECOGNITION: A TIMID GIRL
CHAPTER 8 THE MALTHOUSE.THE CHAT: NEWS
CHAPTER 9 THE HOMESTEAD. A VISITOR. HALFCONFIDENCES
CHAPTER 10 MISTRESS AND MEN
CHAPTER 11 OUTSIDE THE BARRACKS: SNOW: A MEETING
CHAPTER 12 FARMERS: A RULE,AN EXCEPTION
CHAPTER 13 SORTES SANCTORUM. THE VALENTINE
CHAPTER 14 EFFECT OF THE LETTER:SUNRISE
CHAPTER 15 A MORNING MEETING: THE LETTER AGAIN
CHAPTER 16 ALL SAINTS' AND ALL SOULS'
CHAPTER 17 IN THE MARKET-PLACE
CHAPTER 18 BOLDWOOD IN MEDITATION: REGRET
CHAPTER 19 THE SHEEP-WASHING,THE OFFER
CHAPTER 20 PERPLEXITY, GRINDING THE SHEARS: A QUARREL
CHAPTER 21 TROUBLES IN THE FOLD, A MESSAGE
CHAPTER 22 THE GREAT BARN AND THE SHEEP SHEARERS
CHAPTER 23 EVENTIDE: A SECOND DECLARATION
CHAPTER 24 THE SAME NIGHT: THE FIR PLANTATION
CHAPTER 25 THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE DESCRIBED
CHAPTER 26 SCENE ON THE VERGE OF THE HAY-MEAD
CHAPTER 27 HIVING THE BEES
CHAPTER 28 THE HOLLOW AMID THE FERNS
CHAPTER 29 PARTICULARS OF A TWILIGHT WALK
CHAPTER 30 HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES
CHAPTER 31 BLAME: FURY
CHAPTER 32 NIGHT:HORSES TRAMPING
CHAPTER 33 IN THE SUN: A HARBINGER
CHAPTER 34 HOME AGAIN: A TRICKSTER
CHAPTER 35 AT AN UPPER WINDOW
CHAPTER 36 WEALTH IN JEOPARDY; THE REVEL
CHAPTER 37 THE STORM: THE TWO TOGETHER
CHAPTER 38 RAIN: ONE SOLITARY MEETS ANOTHER
CHAPTER 39 COMING HOME,.A CRY
CHAPTER 40 ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY
CHAPTER 41 SUSPICION: FANNY IS SENT FOR
CHAPTER 42 JOSEPH AND HIS BURDEN:"BUCK'S HEAD"
CHAPTER 43 FANNY'S REVENGE
CHAPTER 44 UNDER A TREE- REACTION
CHAPTER 45 TROY'S ROMANTICISM
CHAPTER 46 THE GURGOYLE: ITS DOINGS
CHAPTER 47 ADVENTURES BY THE SHORE
CHAPTER 48 DOUBTS ARISE: DOUBTS LINGER
CHAPTER 49 OAK'S ADVANCEMENT: A GREAT HOPE
CHAPTER 50 THE SHEEP FAIR: TROY TOUCHES HIS WIFE'S HAND
CHAPTER 51 BATHSHEBA TALKS WITH HER OUTRIDER: ADVICE
CHAPTER 52 CONVERGING COURSES
CHAPTER 53 CONCURRITUR:HORAE MQMENTO
CHAPTER 54 AFTER THE SHOCK
CHAPTER 55 THE MARCH FOLLOWING:"BATHSHEBA BOLDWOQD"
CHAPTER 56 BEAUTY IN LONELINESS: AFTER ALL
CHAPTER 57 A FOGGY NIGHT AND MORNING: CONCLUSION

本书是英文版世界文学名著“名著典藏”丛书的《远离尘嚣》。 哈代是19世纪英国文学史上*重要的作家之一。《远离尘嚣》是哈代**部得到一致赞扬的长篇小说。在这部小说里,田园诗的气氛已经消失,远离尘嚣的穷乡僻壤也和人烟稠密的喧闹城市一样,在演出人生的悲剧。女主人公芭丝谢芭是一个农场主,美丽聪慧,但爱慕虚荣。她先后为三个男子所追求,但选择了一个金玉其外、败絮其中的青年军官特罗伊。*后虽然小说在芭丝谢芭与加布里埃尔的圆满爱情中结束,但全书中悲剧气氛多于喜剧气氛,已透露出作者创作中的悲剧性主题。