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The Mayor of Casterbridge — Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 319 pages

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a tragic Victorian novel by Thomas Hardy, set in the fictional town of Casterbridge. It follows Michael Henchard, a man whose impulsive past and rise to civic authority shape his fortunes and relationships. Hardy's study of character and fate rewards listeners with rich atmosphere and moral tension.

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The Mayor of
Casterbridge
The Life and Death of a Man of Character
by Thomas Hardy
Contents
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Contents

  1. The Mayor of Casterbridge
  2. The Life and Death of a Man of Character
  3. Contents
  4. I.
  5. II.
  6. III.
  7. IV.
  8. V.
  9. VI.
  10. VII.
  11. VIII.
  12. IX.
  13. X.
  14. XI.
  15. XII.
  16. XIII.
  17. XIV.
  18. XV.
  19. XVI.
  20. XVII.
  21. XVIII.
  22. XIX.
  23. XX.
  24. XXI.
  25. XXII.
  26. XXIII.
  27. XXIV.
  28. XXV.
  29. XXVI.
  30. XXVII.

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