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Mayor of Casterbridge (version 2)

In a moment of frustration and intoxication, a wayward farm-worker makes a life-altering decision by selling his wife and child to a stranger. This marks the beginning of The Mayor of Casterbridge, a poignant tale set against the backdrop of rural England in the mid-1800s.

Podcast · By Thomas Hardy · English · Official site

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