For 10 points, name this novel about Michael Henchard, the administrative head of a certain English town who sells his daughter and wife, by Thomas Hardy.
Peasants in this novel hold a "skimmity-ride" to embarrass a man who is having an affair, causing a pregnant woman's death. At the end of this book, Elizabeth-Jane finds a will that only wants that the will's writer be forgotten. While drunk, the title character makes a deal with the sailor Newsom at the beginning of this novel, but regrets it and forswears drinking for twenty years afterwards. Rain on the day of festivities organized by the title character starts a rivalry with a former business partner, Donald Farfrae. For 10 points, name this novel about Michael Henchard, the administrative head of a certain English town who sells his daughter and wife, by Thomas Hardy.
Peasants in this novel hold a "skimmity-ride" to embarrass a man who is having an affair, causing a pregnant woman's death.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character