{"product_id":"9781593083090","title":"Mayor of Casterbridge (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, 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 \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e’s first masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge\u003c\/i\u003e brims with invention, vitality, and even wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhillip Lopate\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eArt of the Personal Essay\u003c\/i\u003e and has written a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Rug Merchant\u003c\/i\u003e, and a book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Round\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049169305840,"sku":"9781593083090","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593083090_p0.jpg?v=1763813391","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593083090","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}