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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (1886)
Michael Henchard, a hay-trusser, gets drunk at a country fair and sells his wife and baby daughter to a sailor. Years later, now a prosperous mayor, his past returns to destroy everything he has built.
Historical Significance:
Hardy's subtitle — "The Life and Death of a Man of Character" — signals this is a classical tragedy transplanted to Victorian Dorset. Published in 1886, the novel explores how one terrible act committed in youth can hau...
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Michael Henchard, a hay-trusser, gets drunk at a country fair and sells his wife and baby daughter to a sailor. Years later, now a prosperous mayor, his past returns to destroy everything he has built.
Historical Significance:
Hardy's subtitle — "The Life and Death of a Man of Character" — signals this is a classical tragedy transplanted to Victorian Dorset. Published in 1886, the novel explores how one terrible act committed in youth can hau...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=161
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