The Mayor of Casterbridge The Mayor of Casterbridge The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character is an 1886 novel by the English author Thomas Hardy. One of Hardy's Wessex novels, it is set in a fictional rural England with Casterbridge standing in for Dorchester in Dorset where the author spent his youth. It was first published as a weekly serialisation from January 1886. The novel is considered to be one of the Hardy's masterpieces, although it has been criticised for incorporating too many incidents: a consequence of the author trying to include something in every weekly published instalment.
Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286 Set between 1248–1264, the book tells the story of Alexander III and David de Lindsay "First published in 1981 by Hodder & Stoughton. Paperback edition" Set ?1265–1292. Based on Thomas the Rhymer, it follows the life of Alexander III, and the turmoil of the kingdom following his death. Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286 Nigel Tranter is a Scottish author who wrote many novels based on actual historical events and characters. This page includes those of his books set in Scotland from earliest times until the death of Alexander III in 1286. For other historical novels by Nigel