Thomas Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge, Gebunden
The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Publisher:
- Lushena Books, 09/2025
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9798897187225
- Item number:
- 12461827
- Volume:
- 314 Pages
- Weight:
- 719 g
- Format:
- 222 x 145 mm
- Thickness:
- 24 mm
- Release date:
- 16.9.2025
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Other releases of The Mayor of Casterbridge |
Price |
|---|---|
| Buch, Kartoniert / Broschiert, Englisch | EUR 69.90* |
| Buch, Gebunden, Englisch | EUR 89.90* |
| Buch, Kartoniert / Broschiert, Englisch | EUR 38.01* |
Blurb
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy is a tragic novel about fate, character, and redemption. It begins with Michael Henchard, a poor laborer, drunkenly selling his wife and child at a country fair. Years later, he rises to become a wealthy grain merchant and the respected mayor of Casterbridge. When his wife and daughter return, Henchard tries to make amends, but his impulsive nature, pride, and rivalry with the capable newcomer Donald Farfrae lead to his downfall. He loses his business, social standing, and relationships, ending in isolation and despair. The novel highlights Hardy's themes of chance, human weakness, and the inevitability of suffering in rural Victorian society.
Biography
Thomas Hardy, geb. 1840, ging nach der Architektenlehre nach London und begann neben seiner Arbeit als Kirchenrestaurator zu schreiben. Ab 1871 Veröffentlichungen (Wessex-Romane). Der Autor verstarb 1928; er hinterließ ein umfangreiches Werk - außer Romanen auch fast 1000 Gedichte.