The Mayor of Casterbridge

One of Hardy's most powerful novels, The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard--having gained power and success as the mayor--finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative 1912 Wessex edition, as well as Hardy's map of Wessex.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 05/14/2002
ISBN: 9780375760068
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 10040 / Mayor of Casterbridge
Reading Level: 9.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 22