The Mayor of Casterbridge (Wordsworth Classics) - Softcover

None of the great Victorian novels is more vivid and readable than The Mayor of Casterbridge. Set in the heart of Hardy's Wessex, the 'partly real, partly dream country' he founded on his native Dorset, it charts the rise and self-induced downfall of a single 'man of character'. The fast-moving and ingeniously contrived narrative is Shakespearian in its tragic force, and features some of the author's most striking episodes and brilliant passages of description.

Wonderful, comprehensive edition at reasonable cost to students. The chronology, maps, notes on text, and introduction by the talented Dale Kramer make this edition a great value for the money. --Bonnie W. Epstein, Plymouth State College --.
This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.