The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character

Hardy, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0140298142 / ISBN 13: 9780140298147

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2001

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Synopsis:

Under the influence of rum, Michael Henchard, a hay trusser, sells his wife Susan and their daughter for five guineas. Years later she returns to Casterbridge to find her husband is now the Mayor. They remarry, but his past refuses to be buried.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and ...
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Used; Good