The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy

262 pages first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A young hay-trusser named Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife, Susan. Spurred by alcohol, he decides to auction off his wife and baby daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, to a sailor, Mr. Newson, for five guineas. Once sober the next day, he is too late ...

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