For example, Hardy's home town of Dorchester is called Casterbridge in his books, notably in The Mayor of Casterbridge. In an 1895 preface to the 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd he described Wessex as "a merely realistic dream country".
Hardy's hometown of Dorchester is called Casterbridge in his novels, particularly in "The Mayor of Casterbridge." In a 1895 preface to the 1874 novel "Far from the Madding Crowd," he described Wessex as "a merely realistic dream country."