The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

By Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rustic England.

A poor, disgruntled, drunken young man sells his wife and child to the highest bidder. When he awakens, sober, the next day he regrets his rash act and vows to give up drink and find his family and bring them home. Eventually he is forced to give up the search and move on with his life. He does this quite successfully until, nearly 20 years later, his past comes back to haunt him.

Highlights of this edition are:

• A free online audio file of the complete book. (Downloadable).
• 13 illustrations and Photos.
• It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your nook reader.
• An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the nook "go to" feature.
• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Nook's Text-to-Speech features.
• Plus, about the Author section.
• 564 pages in the nook format.

This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1886.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

By Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rustic England.

A poor, disgruntled, drunken young man sells his wife and child to the highest bidder. When he awakens, sober, the next day he regrets his rash act and vows to give up drink and find his family and bring them home. Eventually he is forced to give up the search and move on with his life. He does this quite successfully until, nearly 20 years later, his past comes back to haunt him.

Highlights of this edition are:

• A free online audio file of the complete book. (Downloadable).
• 13 illustrations and Photos.
• It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your nook reader.
• An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the nook "go to" feature.
• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Nook's Text-to-Speech features.
• Plus, about the Author section.
• 564 pages in the nook format.

This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1886.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

by Thomas Hardy
The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

by Thomas Hardy

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The Mayor of Casterbridge: With 13 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

By Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rustic England.

A poor, disgruntled, drunken young man sells his wife and child to the highest bidder. When he awakens, sober, the next day he regrets his rash act and vows to give up drink and find his family and bring them home. Eventually he is forced to give up the search and move on with his life. He does this quite successfully until, nearly 20 years later, his past comes back to haunt him.

Highlights of this edition are:

• A free online audio file of the complete book. (Downloadable).
• 13 illustrations and Photos.
• It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your nook reader.
• An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the nook "go to" feature.
• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Nook's Text-to-Speech features.
• Plus, about the Author section.
• 564 pages in the nook format.

This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1886.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940156840601
Publisher: Fugu-Fish Publishing
Publication date: 09/23/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks
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