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Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, Alan Bates ISBN: 0-88646-805-1 Publisher: Dh Audio Pub. Date: April, 1987 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (56 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Casting a long shadow
Comment: I was nearly put off reading this by friends who termed it "depressing". This trivialises it, for it is, to my mind, truly tragic. In a shockingly irresponsible drunken act, protagonist Michael Henchard sells his wife at a local fair. The consequences, stretching over a couple of decades, sweep away both him and other characters.
The plot teems with journeys, coincidences, long-lost people showing up, and a strong vein of morality. In typical Hardyesque style, Henchard moves from the height of civic success to bankruptcy and alienation. A quasi-Greek-tragedy air of fate prevails, but Hardy manages to keep suspense alive. Protagonist and antagonist (Farfrae) are pitted against each other on civic and domestic fronts. There is not one Mayor of Casterbridge, but two, and success, failure and rivalry play a large part. There is also competition among the males as lovers, husbands and fathers.
This novel gives an insight into civic life, the worthy burgesses of Casterbridge networking in their council-rooms and taverns. But the animal instincts of the wife-sale, the gutter-press viciousness of the locals' "skimmity-ride", and the proximity of the countryside, where so many Victorian characters wander to survive and to lay bare their feelings, reveal the fragility of civilisation and our urban constructs.
Great stuff.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wow. Not bad for senior reading.
Comment: I had to read this book for my honors English class. The book will seem like worthless description if you don't look up biographical notes on Thomas Hardy. It has a great plot line but it is unfortunately chracterized by the bleak and gray atmosphere of Thomas Hardy. A great read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Truly Talented Writing
Comment: I greatly enjoyed The Mayor of Casterbridge, not only for its clear and concise explanations, dialogue and emotional energy, but also for its themes. The loss of a wife, mother, daughter, love, husband, father and mentor are all carried off extremely well. I chose to read this book for a project I'm doing in my English class and although it was not my first choice, I do recommend it to anyone who loves English literature. I'm a big fan of Dickens and Hardy and truly loved this magnificent piece of work.
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Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge (Cliffs Notes) by David C. Gild ISBN: 0822008165 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 18 September, 1959 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Jude the Obscure (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy, Dennis Taylor ISBN: 0140435387 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Far from the Madding Crowd by Margaret Drabble, Thomas Hardy ISBN: 037575797X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 11 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ISBN: 0553213105 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1983 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Woodlanders (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy, Dale Kramer ISBN: 0192835041 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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