The - Mayor Of Casterbridge
: Believed to be Henchard’s daughter, she is actually the biological daughter of the sailor Newson. She serves as the novel's moral anchor.
Thomas Hardy’s 1886 novel, The Mayor of Casterbridge , is a powerful Victorian tragedy subtitled "The Life and Death of a Man of Character". It chronicles the spectacular rise and devastating fall of Michael Henchard, whose life is dictated by a single impulsive act of youth and the inescapable consequences that follow. The Mayor of Casterbridge
: Henchard eventually becomes a wealthy grain merchant and the respected Mayor of the town of Casterbridge. : Believed to be Henchard’s daughter, she is