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The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge: A Story of a Man of Character (Everyman's Library (Paper))
The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge A Story of a Man of Character - Everyman's Library Paper Author:Thomas Hardy The Mayor of Casterbridge depicts an ambitious man whose dark past returns to haunt him at the height of his success. Rural superstition, professional and romantic rivalry and blackmail prod forward his slow ruin, which echoes familiar themes in Hardy's fiction: humanity's struggle against fate and uncontrollable passions.