The Mayor of Casterbridge - Softcover

Hardy, Thomas

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9780195455632: The Mayor of Casterbridge

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ISBN 10: 0195455630 ISBN 13: 9780195455632

Publisher: Oxford University Press (China), 2008

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The New Oxford Progressive English Readers offer a great selection of classic novels and plays from renowned authors that have been abridged in the form of easy-to-read stories for children to enjoy.

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Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT�, SAT�, AP� (Advanced Placement�), GRE�, LSAT�, GMAT� or similar examinations.

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Thomas Hardy. born June 2, 1840, was a British novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. The bulk of his work, set mainly in the semi-imaginary county of Wessex, is marked by poetic
descriptions and fatalism. Some of Hardy's most famous works include Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Hardy died January 11, 1928.

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