Thomas Hardy
The mayor of Casterbridge
Hardcover
(Harper & brothers Jan. 1, 1922)
The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with an act of such heartlessness and cruelty that it still shocks today. Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act finally sets in, Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. But eighteen years after his fateful oath, his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.
- Series
- Harper's modern classics
- Pages
- 405
- Weight
- 16.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 4.6 in.
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