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The Mayor of Casterbridge

By: Thomas Hardy
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
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One of the great novelists of British literature, Thomas Hardy caused quite a stir when this powerful novel was first published. Michael Henchard, down on his luck and drunk, sells his wife and child to a sailor for five guineas. As time goes by, Henchard becomes Mayor of Casterbridge—but he cannot escape the tragedy of his past.

Public Domain (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC Fiction Literary Fiction
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Novelist Thomas Hardy creates one of the most fully realized characters of literature in the figure of Michael Henchard, the mayor of Casterbridge. "Selling" his wife and child while intoxicated at a county fair, Henchard sets in motion a series of events depicting the turns of fate that fill these lives with bittersweet irony. Showing extraordinary vocal range and emotional truth to dozens of complex characters is acclaimed British actress Jenny Sterlin. Listeners are treated to heartbreaking reversals of fate and accents portrayed with talent and professionalism.

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A cracking Hardy read.

The consequences of selling your wife because you are drunk at a country fair. Almost an Edwardian Sliding Doors Novel. Delightful descriptions of Wessex as usual interspersed with problematic, traumatic relationships. Hardy’s women are particularly tragic; I had hoped with this written in Hardy’s mature years that women might fare better; alas no.

Easy to listen to; this a good presentation.

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