who is the protagonist of this novel?
Michael Henchard
The Mayor of Casterbridge
At a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. 
where is altrincham located? Trafford, Greater Manchester, England is it a town or village? A market town any attractional tourist spot? Yes, Royd House, Stamford Park, Dunham Massey Hall, etc. any notable person? Helen Allingham what did its population change to? Its population grew by 275 per cent, higher than the 235 per cent for Trafford and 69 per cent nationally who is this person you mentioned? She was an English watercolourist and illustrator. do you know any of her works? She did 12 illustrations for the 1874 serialisation of Thomas Hardy's novel "Far from the Madding Crowd". can you name some other novels of this writer? "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", and "Jude the Obscure". has he written any poem? Yes, he wrote war poems. what is the setting of this first novel you mentioned just now? It s set largely in the fictional town of Casterbridge, based on Dorchester in Dorset. when was it first published? 1886
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The Mayor of Casterbridge [SEP] Plot summary
At a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years. Believing the auction to be legally binding, Susan lives as Newson's wife for 18 years. After Newson is lost at sea Susan, lacking any means of support, decides to seek out Henchard again, taking her daughter with her.