At the beginning of this novel, the drunken protagonist sells Susan and Elizabeth-Jane, his wife and daughter, to a sailor.
The eleventh chapter of this novel opens with a description of a burning woman's heart leaping out of her body during an execution at a Roman amphitheater called "The Ring". Minor characters in this novel include Christopher Coney, who digs pennies out of a grave, and Mother Cuxsom and Nance Mockridge, who plot with Joshua Jopp to organize a "skimmity-ride" during which another character suffers her first seizure. The unexpected appearance of "the Widow (*) Newson" forces this novel's protagonist to abandon his relationship with Lucette Le Sueur, who as Lucetta Templeman later becomes the first wife of Donald Farfrae. At the beginning of this novel, the drunken protagonist sells Susan and Elizabeth-Jane, his wife and daughter, to a sailor. For 10 points, name this Thomas Hardy novel about Michael Henchard, who becomes the title municipal officer.
The eleventh chapter of this novel opens with a description of a burning woman's heart leaping out of her body during an execution at a Roman amphitheater called "The Ring".
The Mayor of Casterbridge