{"product_id":"the-mayor-of-casterbridge","title":"The Mayor Of Casterbridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nThe tragic story of Michael Henchard and his painful quest to be forgotten-an unforgettable tale of love, greed, and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eTHIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:  \u003cbr\u003e\n • A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information\u003cbr\u003e\n • A chronology of the author's life and work\u003cbr\u003e\n • A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context\u003cbr\u003e\n • An outline of key themes to guide the reader's own interpretations\u003cbr\u003e\n • Detailed explanatory notes\u003cbr\u003e\n • Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work\u003cbr\u003e\n • Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction\u003cbr\u003e\n • A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nThomas Hardy was born at Upper Bockhampton near Dorchester in Dorset. His father was a stonemason. His mother was ambitious and well-read and supplemented his formal education. Hardy trained as an architect in Dorchester before moving to London to take up employment. He won prizes from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architectural Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHis first novel, \u003cbr\u003e\nThe Poor Man and the Lady, was finished in 1867 but failed to find a publisher. \u003cbr\u003e\nDesperate Remedies (1871) and \u003cbr\u003e\nUnder the Greenwood Tree (1872) were published anonymously. In 1873, \u003cbr\u003e\nA Pair of Blue Eyes was published under his own name. The story draws on Hardy's courtship of Emma Gifford whom he married in 1874. His next novel, \u003cbr\u003e\nFar from the Madding Crowd (1874) was successful enough for Hardy to be able to give up his architectural work and take up a full-time literary career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next 25 years, Hardy produced 10 more novels. The Hardys moved from London to Yeovil, and then to Sturminster Newton, where he wrote \u003cbr\u003e\nThe Return of the Native (1878). In 1885, they returned to Dorchester, moving into Max Gate, a house which Hardy had designed himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1898, Hardy published his first volume of poetry, \u003cbr\u003e\nWessex Poems, a collection of poems written over the previous 30 years. Hardy continued to publish collections until his death in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073791975603,"sku":"9781416561507","price":480.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/71QN1RsCe_L.jpg?v=1762878261","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-mayor-of-casterbridge","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}