The Mayor of Casterbridge (chinese Translation of World Literature Masterpieces Series)
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"The Mayor of Casterbridge" is a novel written by the British novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. It is a part of the "Wessex Novel System" and was published in 1886. The work tells the story of the protagonist Henchard, who was originally a haymaker who betrayed his wife and daughter due to drunkenness. He later regretted it, never drank again, worked hard to get rich, and became the mayor of Casterbridge twenty years later. Later, his wife and daughter returned to him, but disasters also followed... Through this tragic description, the author reveals the disasters that capitalist development has brought to the working people, and condemns the irrationality of the capitalist system. This book is translated by Zhang Ling and Zhang Yang.
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