Category: Book The Mayor Of Casterbridge

The story starts on a broken and dirty road near the small village of Weydon-Priors in the county of Wessex, England. The picture is very common for this place: a hay-trusser named Michael Henchard goes along the road with all his family – his wife Susan and daughter named Elizabeth-Jane – to find a job…

The Mayor of Casterbridge The Mayor of Casterbridge, written by Thomas Hardy, is a masterpiece with the immortal Michael Henchard as the lead character, who is arguably the greatest creation of Thomas Hardy. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a human tragedy which gives a deep moral message regarding the evil consequences of… 1 808 words…