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Featuring a stunning Introduction by popular author of The Ice Storm and Demonology Rick Moody, this special edition of The Mayor of Casterbridge is a tie-in to the A&E Television Network adaptation of Thomas Hardy's critically acclaimed novel. In a surprisingly personal essay, Moody names the saga "the first great novel about alcoholism," and delivers penetrating insight into the character of Michael Henchard and the crippling deficiencies that foretell his ruin. The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with an act of such heartlessness and cruelty that it still shocks readers today. Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act sets in the following morning, the wretched Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. Eighteen years pass before Henchard's fateful oath comes back to claim its due. Upon the return to Casterbridge of his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, Henchard's fortunes steadily decline. He clashes with his business assistant, Donald Farfrae, who soon becomes his major rival. He ruins his business through impulsive speculations and takes to drinking again. One by one he forfeits his possessions and relationships to Farfrae. Soon Farfrae owns Henchard's business and his house, has gained the affection of his lover Lucetta, and has even become the mayor of Casterbridge. In a final insult, Farfrae marries Elizabeth-Jane. Having lost everything he once possessed, Henchard is forced to face himself in his most tragic and desperate moment.
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结识这本书不是因为它的作者、也不是因为它的名声、更不是因为与它有美好的过往，周末去区图书馆为儿子借书，一时好奇自己也办理了一个图书证，明知道里面的书很少且旧，但是它改换门庭以后，地方变大了环境更优雅、更惬意了，另外图书管理员虽然不是很热情但还是很友善的...
評分 評分一个为过去的错误深深忏悔的男人，却始终得不到谅解，究竟是世人，是命运，还是上天，不肯放过他，让他在孤独和贫困中离去。 回望百多年前的英伦小镇，那里的男人女人，似乎都遵循着某种古老的法则，承受着自己的人生。
評分用一天的时间读完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...
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