Thomas Hardy wrote a book titled "The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character". It centers on the sad life of Michael Henchard and is set in the fictional city of Casterbridge. The narrative opens with Henchard selling his wife and kid at a fair while inebriated, setting off a chain of events that would change his life. Years later, Henchard is elected mayor of Casterbridge in an effort to atone for his previous deeds. The themes of destiny, remorse, and the effects of one's decisions are all explored throughout the book. His long-lost wife and a devoted friend are among the individuals who cross paths with Henchard on his voyage. Hardy paints the rural English landscape and its people in great detail throughout the whole novel. The work is renowned for its accurate depiction of moral ambiguities and human nature. Henchard experiences misfortune as the tale develops, which ultimately results in his demise. His final yearning to be forgotten is the plot's resolution.
Thomas Hardy, an English author, and poet lived from 2 June 1840 to 11 January 1928. A Victorian realist in the mold of George Eliot, he was influenced by Romanticism, notably William Wordsworth's poetry, in both his books and his poetry. He was extremely critical of many aspects of Victorian society, particularly the deteriorating status of rural Brits like those from his own South West England. Although Hardy considered himself primarily a poet and composed poetry throughout his life, his first collection was not released until 1898. He first became well-known as the author of books like Jude the Obscure (1891), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), and Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). (1895). Younger poets (especially the Georgians) who looked up to Hardy during his lifetime praised his poetry. Thomas hardy's semi-fictional Wessex, which was initially based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom but eventually came to include the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire, and much of Berkshire, is the setting for many of his tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances. Thomas Hardy met and fell in love with Emma Gifford in 1870 while on a mission to restore the parish church of St. Juliot in Cornwall.
