The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Irritated and drunken, an itinerant farm-worker sells his wife and child to a stranger. Thus begins The Mayor of Casterbridge, set in rural and small-town England in the mid-1800s. In the original subtitle, Hardy called this the story of "a man of character," and the central character, Michael Henchard, is one of English fiction's greatest creations. Henchard is deeply developed as a realistic character, but also larger-than-life in the manner of a Greek or Shakespearean tragic hero — huge in his determination and huge in his failings. The novel deals with the struggles between individual will, the hold of the past, and the relentless control of circumstances in a changing society. (Summary by Bruce Pirie)
Episodes

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

Monday Jan 01, 2024

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

Saturday Dec 30, 2023

Friday Dec 29, 2023

Thursday Dec 28, 2023

Wednesday Dec 27, 2023

Tuesday Dec 26, 2023

Monday Dec 25, 2023

Sunday Dec 24, 2023