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Michael Henchard. As the novel’s protagonist, Henchard is the “Man of Character” to whom the subtitle of The Mayor of Casterbridge alludes. When the novel opens, Henchard is a disconsolate twenty-one-year-old hay-trusser who, in a drunken rage, sells his wife and daughter at a county fair.
Overview. The Mayor of Casterbridge, written by Thomas Hardy and first published in 1886. The novel that follows the rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and daughter while drunk and later becomes the mayor of the fictional town of Casterbridge. The novel explores themes of fate, guilt, and the consequences of one’s ...
On January 2, 1886, the day on which the first installment of The Mayor of Casterbridge was published, Hardy wrote in his diary, “I fear it will not be so good as I meant.”. Although Hardy’s ...
The Mayor of Casterbridge. Thomas Hardy. G.K. Hall, 1886 - Fiction - 512 pages. One of Hardy's most powerful novels, "The Mayor of Casterbridge" opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years ...
29 de abr. de 2003 · Dos romances de Thomas Hardy que eu havia lido, lembro muito bem da pobreza e do caráter trágico de suas personagens, mas não lembrava de tantas reviravoltas como tem em The Mayor of Casterbridge. O ponto de partida já é intrigante: um jovem sem qualquer dinheiro vende a mulher e a filha bebê, e, anos mais tarde, quando se tornou bem sucedido e prefeito, elas reaparecem.
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) Thomas Hardy. One evening of late summer, before the nineteenth century had reached one-third of its span, a young man and woman, the latter carrying a child, were ...
The Mayor of Casterbridge - Level 5 Pack (+ MP3) Capa comum – 9 agosto 2012. The Mayor of Casterbridge - Level 5 Pack (+ MP3) Capa comum – 9 agosto 2012. Michael Henchard is a wealthy and respected man, but he has a terrible secret. Twenty years ago, when he was unemployed and penniless, he sold his wife to a sailor.
