THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE AN AUTHORITATIVE TEXT BACKGROUNDS AND CONTEXTS CRITICISM SECOND EDITION

The text of this edition is based on the Wessex Edition of 1912， which was revised and corrected by the author. It has been collated with the Mellstock Edition of 1920， for which Hardy submitted final corrections."Backgrounds and Contexts" provides new and invaluable source material on Victorian Dorset and， in particular， Dorchester， Hardy’s native home and the town upon which Casterbridge is based. Included are six of Hardy’s nonfiction writings， notably excerpts from his essay "The Dorsetshire