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The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy
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A captivating story of love and regret from the author of Tess of the D’Urbervilles and The Return of the Native
Young farm worker Michael Henchard arrives in Casterbridge, Wessex, with his wife and child, looking for a job. Instead, he finds rum. At the town fair, Henchard quarrels with his wife and drunkenly auctions her and his daughter to the assembled crowd. He sells his family to a sailor for five guineas, a monstrous crime that marks him for a lifetime of guilt and pain.
 
The next morning, Henchard swears off drink. Eighteen years later, he is the wealthy—and sober—mayor of Casterbridge, his terrible secret buried deep in the past. But when Henchard falls in love with a young woman on a trip to the island of Jersey, his inability to marry her threatens to destroy her reputation. The sudden return of his wife and daughter presents Henchard with a chance to finally make things right—or doom himself forever.
 
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
 
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Publisher: Open Road Media

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  • Release date: March 15, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781504034609
  • File size: 1133 KB
  • Release date: March 15, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781504034609
  • File size: 2730 KB
  • Release date: March 15, 2016

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Classic Literature Fiction Literature

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English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1090
Text Difficulty:7-9

A captivating story of love and regret from the author of Tess of the D’Urbervilles and The Return of the Native
Young farm worker Michael Henchard arrives in Casterbridge, Wessex, with his wife and child, looking for a job. Instead, he finds rum. At the town fair, Henchard quarrels with his wife and drunkenly auctions her and his daughter to the assembled crowd. He sells his family to a sailor for five guineas, a monstrous crime that marks him for a lifetime of guilt and pain.
 
The next morning, Henchard swears off drink. Eighteen years later, he is the wealthy—and sober—mayor of Casterbridge, his terrible secret buried deep in the past. But when Henchard falls in love with a young woman on a trip to the island of Jersey, his inability to marry her threatens to destroy her reputation. The sudden return of his wife and daughter presents Henchard with a chance to finally make things right—or doom himself forever.
 
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
 
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Open Road Media

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 15, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781504034609
    File size: 1133 KB
    Release date: March 15, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781504034609
    File size: 2730 KB
    Release date: March 15, 2016

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1090
    Text Difficulty: 7-9