The Mayor of Casterbridge

Name: The Mayor of Casterbridge
Author: Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy

The best first chapter in any novel, ever. You think, how can this man ever atone for what he’s done? The answer is, he can’t — the abiding theme of the novel is that he will never atone for what he has done.

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John Irving

"The best first chapter in any novel, ever. You think, how can this man ever atone for what he’s done? The answer is, he can’t — the abiding theme of the novel is that he will never atone for what he has done."

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