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'Hardy's is a world that can never disappear' Margaret Drabble
Subtitled 'AStory of a Man of Character', Hardy's powerful study of the heroic but deeply flawed Michael Henchard is an intensely dramatic work, tragically played out against the vivid backdrop ofa close-knit Dorsetshire town. Its events are set in motion when, in a fit of drunken anger, Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself as a respected pillar of the community of Casterbridge, but behind his success lurks the shameful secret of his past.
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wilson
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Book details
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:448 Pages
- Dimensions:196 x 128 x 25 mm
- Publication date:27/03/2003
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN13:9780141439785
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.