William Boldwood
William Boldwood, fictional character, a farmer whose passionate love for Bathsheba Everdene is his undoing in the novel Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) by Thomas Hardy.
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Article Title:
William Boldwood
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
04 May 2010
Access Date:
November 14, 2026