Oxford Progressive English Readers: The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge tells the compelling story of Michael Henchard, a man whose youthful recklessness has devastating, lifelong repercussions. Twenty years ago, while drunk at a country fair, Henchard impulsively sells his wife and baby daughter to a sailor. Years later, having completely rebuilt his life to become the successful corn merchant and respected Mayor of Casterbridge, his past returns to haunt him when his wife reappears.