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The Mayor of Casterbridge - Mirthy Bookclub Q&A with Dr Tracy Hayes
Exploring the 'Life and Death of a Man of Character'
Friday 22nd July at 2.30pm GMT
This is a FREE online event
Event Description
In this event, Abbie speaks to Dr Tracy Hayes, Secretary of the Thomas Hardy Society and popular speaker at conferences and study days. Tracy Hayes received her PhD in 2017 with a thesis investigating masculinity in the novels of Thomas Hardy, so we are really looking forward to discussing our July Book of the Month 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' with her.
Subtitled 'The Life and Death of a Man of Character', this 1886 novel began its life as a magazine serial, published as a book later that same year. Covering themes of gender, psychology, and class, this is a substantial summer read of one of the classics.
Suitable for anyone who is interested in re-visiting the classics, 19th century literature, or Thomas Hardy.
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Launched in 2020, Mirthy has supported over 50,000 users, and won several awards/competitions in that short time including Mental Wellness Social Enterprise of the Year 2022 at the UK Enterprise Awards. Mirthy offers over 100 online events every month covering a variety of health & well-being activities and learning interests including pilates, yoga, musical concerts, cooking demonstration, dancing and craft workshops, and educational lectures.
Driven by our mission of promoting health & well-being and championing connection and community, we support people to lead healthier, happy lives and create lasting social impact. We are delighted to be partnering with The Thomas Hardy Society to provide high-quality educational events. With Free and Premium membership available, we'd love to welcome any Thomas Hardy Society members to try out Mirthy for themselves and attend the following events for free! Visit: www.mirthy.co.uk
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