ALS signed “T. Hardy,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, April 2, 1886. Letter to artist Thomas Macquoid, in full: “Your note has been forwarded. I am glad to hear of the success of ‘At the Red Glove.’ Mrs. Macquoid deserves success, if anybody does; & I hope it may go on to another edition yet. I must answer your inquiry about Casterb’ge as I do my other correspondents—wait till the story is finished, before which time we will meet. When last I was there it did not look very tempting to an artist’s pencil.” Hardy adds a brief postscript, “My wife has been confined at the house for 2 or 3 weeks with a cough etc. but is now mending rapidly.” In fine condition. Published in 1886, The Mayor of Casterbridge was one of several major novels Hardy set in the south and southwest of England in the fictional area of Wessex. The author inserted many familiar towns and landmarks into his prose, with his hometown of Dorchester serving as the inspiration for Casterbridge. The novel, which critics claim to correspond with Hardy’s youth in the late 1840’s, follows the reputable Michael Henchard and the events following the secret sale of his wife and baby daughter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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