# Gabriel Oak — Far from the Madding Crowd character guide

> Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Gabriel, Oak, Farmer Oak, Shepherd Oak, Mr. Oak, Gabe

**First appearance:** 0002-i-description-of-farmer-oak-an-incident

## Who they are

Steadfast shepherd and bailiff whose quiet devotion to Bathsheba endures through many trials.

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