A drunken hay-trusser sells his wife and child, then rises as mayor of a Wessex town as fate and character undo him.
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A drunken hay-trusser sells his wife and child, then rises as mayor of a Wessex town as fate and character undo him.
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The Mayor of CasterbridgeOriginal and CompleteThomas HardyThe Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), subtitled "The Life and Death of a Man of Character", is a novel by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rural England.Hardy began writing the book in 1884 and wrote the last page on 17 April 1885. Within the book, he writes that the events took place "befor...
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Sexual content
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Courtship, marriage, and jealousy; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Minor fights and public humiliation; deaths without graphic detail
Profanity
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No strong profanity present
Substance use
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Drunkenness drives the plot; long abstinence vow and alcohol themes
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Passing church and moral references typical of the period
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Brief folk superstition; a weather prophet is consulted
Political content
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Recurring class, commerce, and rural social hierarchy themes
Self-harm / suicide
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Despair and a lonely death; no explicit suicide attempt
Abuse & suffering
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Wife and infant sold at auction; abandonment and emotional cruelty
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