The Mayor of Casterbridge (version 3)
In a fit of drunkenness, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter to the highest bidder at a country fair. He lives with regret and swears off drink, until his wife and daughter return eighteen years later, when he is now well-off and the Mayor of Casterbridge. - Summary by Alisson Veldhuis
Genre(s): Literary Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): drama (197), tragedy (158), country life (9), fathers and daughters (3), british victorian fiction (1)