The Mayor of Casterbridge
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The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy

1886•Drama•363 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticglossyemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeEmotional and serious: a realistic novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

<p>Like many of <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/thomas-hardy">Hardy’s</a> novels, <i>The Mayor of Casterbridge</i> is set in the fictional county of Wessex in the mid 1800s. It begins with Michael Henchard, 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalPsychologicalSelf destruction/implosionInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Fathers and daughtersPsychological fictionAtonementMenMayorsRunaway husbandsKorean

Details

Author
Thomas Hardy
Published
1886
Pages
363
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