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by Thomas Hardy (Author), Keith Wilson (Editor) "One evening of late summer, before the present century had reached its thirtieth year, a young man and woman, the latter carrying a child, were..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (27 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140435131
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140435139
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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One of the Wessex tales, this tells the story of the brooding, and sometimes brutal Michael Henchard and the women with whom he searches for happiness in the harsh world of 19th-century rural England.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read, 6 April 2000
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I received this book as a Christmas present along with various other books. I left this one to last because I thought it might be hard going. It turned out to be one of the best books I've ever read, The characters are brilliant, my interest was held the whole way through, and it most definately wasn't a hard read. Now forTess of the D'urbervilles!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hardy at his best, 4 Jul 2008
By Mr. P. J. Rooke (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
This for me is Hardy's greatest novel, written at the peak of his career. The character of Henchard, although deeply flawed, nonetheless captures the reader's attention both during and after reading the novel. His journey from young and despondent husband and father, through to his time as the mayor and his eventual demise, prove most gripping. This novel along with Tess, Jude the Obscure and The Return of the Native make up Hardy's tragic Wessex novels, and although all of them are rather sad and to an extent depressing, The Mayor of Casterbridge really does stand out as the most satisfying read that chronicles the shift away from older models of masculinity towards the beginnings of modernity that Hardy himself lived through during his long life. Don't forget about the genius of this man's writing!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a "stood the test of time " classic, 22 Sep 2007
By J. Wilkie "Captain Pantoja" (West of Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
only one review????
are we just taking this book for granted??? Does no-one read Hardy these days???

Plot, setting, character all marvellously realised and fused in a great tale with philososophic undertones.

No more to be said.
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