The Mayor of Casterbridge (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781912714957)

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The Mayor of Casterbridge begins at a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years.

Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN-10: 1912714957
ISBN-13: 9781912714957
Publisher: Chiltern Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2021
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 7.20h x 4.90w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.5
Point Value: 22
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10040 / Mayor of Casterbridge