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The Mayor of Casterbridge
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In drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby at a country fair. Over the following years, he establishes himself as a pillar of society but his shameful secret is never to leave him. Containing one of Hardy's most memorable characters, the novel also gives a picture of Victorian country life.
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In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself as a respected and prosperous pillar of the community of Casterbridge. However, behind his success always lurks the shameful secret of his past and a personality prone to self-destructive pride and temper.
Subtitled A Story of a Man of Character, Hardy's powerful and sympathetic study of the heroic but deeply flawed Henchard is also an intensely dramatic work, tragically played out against the vivid backdrop of a close-knit Dorsetshire town.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy is often praised for its rich portrayal of human life and its exploration of themes such as fate and character. Margaret Drabble notes that Hardy's world remains timeless and impactful. The novel's setting and the complex nature of its characters contribute to its lasting significance in literature.
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ISBN: 9780141439785
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 March 2003
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Edited by Keith Wilson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 326g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 and wrote both poetry and novels, including The Mayor of Casterbridge, Far From the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure. He died in 1928. Keith Wilson is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa and has edited Hardy's Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories for Penguin Classics.
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