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{ Oct 2020 - epub revisions. Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content separation, and epub format error checking. } Paperback, 352 pages Published 1886 Barnes & Noble Classics Series (2004) Introduction by: Phillip Lopate The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character Thomas Hardy’s first masterpiece, The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a scene of such heartlessness and cruelty that it still shocks readers today. A poor workman named Michael Henchard, in a fit of drunken rage, sells his wife and baby daughter to a stranger at a country fair. Stricken with remorse, Henchard forswears alcohol and works hard to become a prosperous businessman and the respected mayor of Casterbridge. But he cannot erase his past. His wife ultimately returns to offer Henchard the choice of redemption or a further descent into his own self-destructive nature. A dark, complex story, The Mayor of Casterbridge brims with invention, vitality, and even wit.

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Author
Thomas Hardy introduction by Phillip Lopate
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Classics
Published
1886
Language
EN
ISBN
9781411432666
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Classics
Rating
4.3 / 5 (3,058 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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