The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Publishing Details
The Mayor of Casterbridge
By (Author) Thomas Hardy
Introduction by J.I.M. Stewart
Random House USA Inc
Modern Library Inc
15th May 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 131mm, Height 203mm, Spine 22mm
346g
Description
One of Hardys most powerful novels, 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, Henchardhaving gained power and success as the mayorfinds 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.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative 1912 Wessex edition, as well as Hardys map of Wessex.
Reviews
Hardys world is a world that can never disappear. Margaret Drabble
Author Bio
J.I.M. Stewart (19061994) was the author of Thomas Hardy: A Critical Biography; Character and Motive in Shakespeare and Eight Modern Writers, among other works.
