The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge

In Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", the story follows Michael Henchard, a man whose impulsive decision to sell his wife and daughter sets him on a tumultuous path of ambition, regret, and tragedy. As he rises to become the respected mayor of Casterbridge, his past mistakes haunt him, leading to a series of misunderstandings and moral dilemmas. Amidst love, loss, and betrayal, Henchard's relentless pursuit of redemption ultimately ends in inevitable downfall, illustrating the irreversible consequences of personal choices and the fragile nature of human fortune. The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886.