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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Classics)
by Thomas Hardy, Keith Wilson

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  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13599283?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
  rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>This was one of six books that I had to read for English Literature 'O' Level. Of the six it was the only one I enjoyed; and let me say I really enjoyed it. My mother reckons I like Hardy because she was reading Jude the Obscure when she was pregnant with me, and she may have a point, but all I know is that this was the first of Hardy's works I read. Since then I have read almost his entire oeuvre, not including the poetry, of which I have only read a little. The Dynasts is, however, on the reading list.
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<br/>The Mayor of Casterbridge opens at a fair where the title character, named Michael Henchard, does something that will haunt the remainder of his life. The novel on a basic level is an atonement by Henchard for the wrong done at the fair. It is also humorous in places and at the same time full of pathos. Without wishing to divulge the entire plot I think it would suffice to say that this is a book I would read over and again for the remainder of my natural life. I would also encourage anyone to read it even if it is the only Hardy book you ever read.
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Gavin's review
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bookshelves: classics---old---new
recommended for: Anyone

This was one of six books that I had to read for English Literature 'O' Level. Of the six it was the only one I enjoyed; and let me say I really enjoyed it. My mother reckons I like Hardy because she was reading Jude the Obscure when she was pregnant with me, and she may have a point, but all I know is that this was the first of Hardy's works I read. Since then I have read almost his entire oeuvre, not including the poetry, of which I have only read a little. The Dynasts is, however, on the reading list.

The Mayor of Casterbridge opens at a fair where the title character, named Michael Henchard, does something that will haunt the remainder of his life. The novel on a basic level is an atonement by Henchard for the wrong done at the fair. It is also humorous in places and at the same time full of pathos. Without wishing to divulge the entire plot I think it would suffice to say that this is a book I would read over and again for the remainder of my natural life. I would also encourag...more

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message 1: by Noran

06/16/2008 03:36AM

i have added it to my wishlist--thank you for letting me know about the book via your profile.