Download or read book Curtain Up on Murder written by Bettine Manktelow and published by Samuel French. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stage adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd. Bathsheba Everdene, a young, spirited farm-owner, is beloved of three men: Gabriel Oak, a stoical shepherd, William Boldwood, a neighbouring farmer, and the dashing but irresponsible Captain Troy.