{"product_id":"9781853260988","title":"Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge A Story of a Man of Character","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Thomas Hardy. Themes include Fiction, Classics, Literary, Psychological, Family Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNone 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58003591463286,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781853260988.jpg?v=1780406990","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781853260988","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}