The Mayor of Casterbridge

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The Mayor of Casterbridge is a classic 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy that traces the tragic rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a flawed grain merchant in a fictional Wessex town.

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instanceOf novel
author Thomas Hardy
centralTheme character and responsibility
fate
guilt and redemption
social status and downfall
the consequences of impulsive actions
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationMedium Graphic (magazine)
firstPublishedAs serial
firstSerialPublicationYear 1886
genre realist novel
tragedy
hasAdaptation The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921 film)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1951 film)
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surface form: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978 TV serial)

The Mayor of Casterbridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003 TV film)
hasCharacter Abel Whittle
Joshua Jopp
Newson
hasCriticalReception widely regarded as one of Thomas Hardy's major novels
hasISBN 9780141439785
hasMoralQuestion whether a person can escape the consequences of past actions
includedIn classic English literature canon
literaryMovement naturalism
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Donald Farfrae
Elizabeth-Jane
Lucetta Templeman
Michael Henchard
Susan Henchard
narrativeForm third-person narration
narrativeStructure chronological with occasional foreshadowing
notableFor depiction of rural English society
psychological depth of protagonist
openingIncident Michael Henchard drunkenly sells his wife and child at a fair
originalLanguage English
partOf Thomas Hardy's Wessex novels
placeOfSetting Dorset
surface form: Dorset (fictionalized)
plotFocus rise and fall of Michael Henchard
protagonist Michael Henchard
publicationYear 1886
publisher Smith, Elder & Co.
setInFictionalRegion Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
setting Casterbridge
timePeriodOfSetting early 19th century
tone tragic
workLocationOfAuthor Dorset

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Thomas Hardy notableWork The Mayor of Casterbridge
Jean Marsh appearedIn The Mayor of Casterbridge
Alan Bates notableWork The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Claim basedOn The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge hasAdaptation The Mayor of Casterbridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978 TV serial)
The Mayor of Casterbridge hasAdaptation The Mayor of Casterbridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003 TV film)
Wessex (fictional region) usedIn The Mayor of Casterbridge
Dorchester, Dorset, England featuredInWork The Mayor of Casterbridge