Bibliograph

The mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy

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The mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-340)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The mayor of Casterbridge

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

276452073

Responsibility statement

Thomas Hardy

Summary

The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard--having gained power and success as the mayor--finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin

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