The Mayor of Casterbridge (Diversion Classics)

Considered one of Hardy’s best works, this sobering and complex story of self-destruction features one of literature's quintessential tragic heroes.

In a drunken fit of rage, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard auctions off his wife and baby daughter at a county fair. Exhausted by his behavior, his wife decides to leave with the highest bidder. The next day, too late to stop them from leaving, Henchard is consumed with immense regret. He vows not to touch a drop of alcohol for twenty-one yea...