The Mayor of Casterbridge

Name: The Mayor of Casterbridge
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9781910343913

Author: Thomas Hardy
Series: Timeless Classic
Language: English
Length: 298 pages
ISBN: 9781910343913
Published: 15 August 2014
Imprint: Sovereign

fate
guilt
redemption
power
prosperity
isolation
character exploration
adversity
time
consequence

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In "The Mayor of Casterbridge," Thomas Hardy unravels the tragic tale of Michael Henchard, a man whose impulsive sale of his wife and daughter at a country fair haunts his ascent to prosperity and power as the mayor of Casterbridge. As his past resurfaces, Henchard's life spirals into adversity and isolation, reflecting the themes of fate, guilt, and the relentless march of time. Hardy's novel is a profound exploration of character, consequence, and the human capacity for change.

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Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) gave English literature its most unforgettable tragic landscapes — the imagined county of Wessex, where heath, village, and market town hold the fate of ordinary lives. In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Far from the Madding Crowd, he wrote characters undone by chance, desire, and the hard edges of Victorian society.

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