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...

The Mayor of Casterbridge von Hardy, Thomas

"Tess of the D'Urbervilles" ist ein Roman von Thomas Hardy, der Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts veröffentlicht wurde. Die Geschichte folgt dem Leben von Tess Durbeyfield, einer jungen Frau aus einer armen Familie in ländlichen England. Nachdem...

The third tranche of titles in the relaunch of the "Penguin English Library", which will include 100 paperbacks of the best fiction written in English from the 18th century, through to the start of WWI. Beautifully designed, and...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access...

This fine novel sets in opposition two of Thomas Hardy's most unforgettable creations: his heroine, the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye, and the solemn, majestic stretch of upland in Dorsetshire he called Egdon Heath. The famous...

"The Woodlanders" von Thomas Hardy ist ein Roman, der im ländlichen England des 19. Jahrhunderts spielt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um die Bewohner des kleinen Dorfes Little Hintock und ihre komplexen Beziehungen zueinander. Im...

Formerly a prize-winning architectural student, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) went on to become a prolific novelist and poet. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a powerful and sympathetic psychological study of a heroic but flawed man, set against...

Following a series of misfortunes, Tess Durbeyfield leaves her impoverished family to seek work with her rich relations. von Hardy, Thomas

Jude Fawley's ambitions to go to university are thwarted by class prejudice and his entrapment in a loveless marriage. His doomed love affair with his unconventional cousin has tragic consequences. Hardy's last, and most controversial...

A Pair of Blue Eyes - A Novel: Vol. II. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1873.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...

The Mayor of Casterbridge von Hardy, Thomas