# Mrs. Hurst — Far from the Madding Crowd character guide

> Mrs. Hurst in Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0020-xix-the-sheep-washing-the-offer

## Who they are

A neighbor woman who appears at the sheep-washing.

## In the story

### [IV: Gabriel’s Resolve; The Visit; The Mistake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/far_from_the_madding_crowd_se/chapters/iv-gabriel-s-resolve-the-visit-the-mistake)

Bathsheba's aunt; mistakenly tells Gabriel that Bathsheba already has a young man, causing the misunderstanding.

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