From its spectacular opening??the astonishing scene in which drunken Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a passing sailor at a county fair??to the breathtaking series of discoveries at its conclusion, The Mayor of Casterbridge claims a unique place among Thomas Hardy??s finest and most powerful novels. Rooted in an actual case of wife-selling […]
Each edition includes: ? Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play ? Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play ? Scene-by-scene plot summaries ? A key to famous lines and phrases ? An introduction to reading Shakespeares language ? An essay by an […]