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How old was Bathsheba Everdene when Gabriel Oak first met her? I am still unclear of her age. I put at between 18 and 20 years of age. I have seen different ages. At the end of the version of the book that I read, she was 23 and half years of age.

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Rick My copy; 1937 Oxford University Press edited by Carl J. Weber has a calendar of events at the end which states:
1841: Birth of Oak
1845: Birth of Troy
1849: Birth of Bathsheba
1869: Dec 20th; the story begins.
Oak-28, Troy-24, Bathsheba-20; plus the months of since their birth-month
1873: Jan; Oak-31 & Bathsheba-23 plus the months of since their birth-month

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