The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Thomas Hardy
'The woman is no good to me. Who'll have her?' Michael Henchard is an out-of-work hay-trusser who gets drunk at a local fair and impulsively sells his wife Susan and baby daughter. Eighteen years later Susan and her daughter seek him out, only to discover that he has become the most prominent man in Casterbridge. Henchard attempts to make amends for his youthful misdeeds but his unchanged impulsiveness clouds his relationships in love as well as his fortunes in business. Although Henchard is fated to be a modern-day tragic hero, unable to survive in the new commercial world, his story is also a journey towards love. This edition is the only critically established text of the novel, based on a comprehensive study of the manuscript and Hardy's extensive revisions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Author
Thomas Hardy
Pages
432
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Published Date
2004-06-10
ISBN
0191517941 9780191517945
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"Honestly, this books is so good. A former alcoholic who sold his wife turns his life around. A woman with daughter find it was her fate to meet the man she once loved again. How can anyone say no? The best thing about classics is they aren't rushed. Nothing happens all at once and they aren't cliche."