The Mayor of Casterbridge , by Thomas Hardy , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics :
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. 0in 0in 0pt"> Thomas Hardy ’s first masterpiece, The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a scene of such heartlessness and cruelty that it still shocks readers today. A poor workman named Michael Henchard, in a fit of drunken rage, sells his wife and baby daughter to a stranger at a country fair. Stricken with remorse, Henchard forswears alcohol and works hard to become a prosperous businessman and the respected mayor of Casterbridge. But he cannot erase his past. His wife ultimately returns to offer Henchard the choice of redemption or a further descent into his own self-destructive nature. A dark, complex story, The Mayor of Casterbridge brims with invention, vitality, and even wit.
Phillip Lopate , a professor at Hofstra University in New York City, is best known as an essayist (Bachelorhood,” Against Joie De Vivre,” Portrait of My Body”). He is the editor of the anthology Art of the Personal Essay and has written a novel, The Rug Merchant , and a book of poetry, The Daily Round .
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用一天的时间读完32万字的《卡斯特桥市长》。 是读的第五本哈代，熟悉他的风格和套路，所以读得很流畅很投入。哈代的书里常有极端可怖的死亡，比如裘德和苏吊死的孩子们，骑着狗赶路的奄奄一息的芬妮。但是还是被《卡斯特桥市长》的离奇所震惊，故事是一幕一幕环环相扣的悲剧...
评分恩，这个是我在高三暑假时读的书了~~当时觉得还是很舒服的，看完了以后有种了解了人情世故的感觉，惟一的感觉就是，人啊，不能只为一个人活着~
评分"...But her strong sense that neither she nor any human being deserved less than was given, did not blind her to the fact that there were others receiving less who had deserved much more."
评分原来的新文艺版是繁体，结果81年的译文版加入了部分简体的页码。虽然不多，但是看到了就有点吃了麻辣怪味豆的感觉。原因不明，或许当初的新文艺版本就有这个问题（那就要出来一个穿越时空的怪侠了），或者工人排版错误（那就要追究责任编辑的问题了）。 这种情况还是第一次碰...
评分穆齐尔说男人对女人的深情，就像一只花豹对着新鲜刚死的猎物在温柔的咕咕，如果那猎物敢对他的方式说三道四他是要见怪的。 伐尓伏雷发现伊丽莎白没有在她的主人家里好好等他时受了小小的刺激，而且是在他们没有任何约定的情况下。哈代说男人就是这样想入非非自以为是的东西。 ...
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