Who wrote The Mayor of Casterbridge?

Thomas Hardy wrote The Mayor of Casterbridge, first published in 1886. It is a work of classics and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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Essential Read

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Name: The Mayor of Casterbridge
Author: Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy · 1886

Classics · ranked #32 in category

Michael Henchard, a hay-trusser who in a drunken auction sells his wife and daughter to a sailor, rises to become the Mayor of Casterbridge — only to see his reputation, business and relationships destroyed by the return of the man he sold her to, now his business partner. Hardy's study of self-destruction and the remorselessness of consequence is among the most dramatically compelling of his novels.

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