{"product_id":"the-mayor-of-casterbridge-9791043138058","title":"The Mayor of Casterbridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many of \u003cstrong\u003eHardy\u003c\/strong\u003e's novels, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mayor\u003c\/strong\u003e of Casterbridge is set in the fictional county of Wessex in the mid 1800s. It begins with \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Henchard\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young hay-trusser, drunk on rum, auctioning off his wife and baby daughter at a village fair. The next day, overcome with remorse, Henchard resolves to turn his life around. When we meet Henchard eighteen years later, temperance and hard work have made him wealthy and respectable. However, he cannot escape his past. His secret guilt, his pride, and his impulsive temper all serve to sabotage his good name.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mayor\u003c\/strong\u003e of Casterbridge was published in \u003cstrong\u003e1886\u003c\/strong\u003e, first as a magazine serial and then later that year as a book. It is perhaps most noteworthy for the psychological portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Henchard\u003c\/strong\u003e, a tragic character who remains sympathetic while simultaneously being deeply flawed. Typical of other \u003cstrong\u003eHardy\u003c\/strong\u003e novels, it also vividly depicts life in the rural countryside at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776367837335,"sku":"9791043138058","price":2297.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043138058.webp?v=1777995833","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mayor-of-casterbridge-9791043138058","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}