The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

Irritated and drunken, an itinerant farmworker sells his wife and child to a stranger. Thus begins The Mayor of Casterbridge, set in rural and smalltown England in the mid1800s. In the original subtitle, Hardy called this the story of a man of character, and the central character, Michael Henchard, is one of English fiction s greatest creations. Henchard is deeply developed as a realistic character, but also largerthanlife in the manner of a Greek or Shakespearean tragic hero huge in his determination and huge in his failings. The novel deals with the struggles between individual will, the hold of the past, and the relentless control of circumstances in a changing society. Buy the paperback Wireless Neckband Earbuds Bluetooth Neckband Headphones Waterproof Earphones Builtin Microphone Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headset for Audio Book by buying through these links you help the channel continu