Which novel by Thomas Hardy features the character Michael Henchard, who sells his wife and daughter?

• The Mayor of Casterbridge is a novel by Thomas Hardy.- ১৮৮৬ সালে এই উপন্যাসটি প্রকাশিত হয়, first serially (in the periodical The Graphic) and later that year in book form. - The fictional city of Casterbridge provides a picture of Dorchester in the 19th century।- The novel tells of the rise and fall of Michael Henchard, who, starting from nothing after abandoning his wife and daughter, gains prosperity and respect and is reunited with his family only to lose everything through his own wrong-headedness, his vengeful nature, and a spate of bad luck.• Characters of the novel -- Susan Henchard- Lucetta Templeman- Michael Henchard- Elizabeth-Jane Newson- Donald Farfrae • Thomas Hardy is known as a Pessimistic Novelist.- He was also a regional novelist and a poet কারণ একটি মাত্র নির্দিষ্ট অঞ্চলকে কেন্দ্র করেই তার সকল সাহিত্যকর্ম রচিত হওয়ার কারণে তাকে এই উপাধি দেয়া হয়। - তিনি Victorian age এর শ্রেষ্ঠ উপন্যাসিক এবং ছোট গল্পকার।• Thomas Hardy-এর লেখা কয়েকটি উপন্যাস হল - - Tess of the d'Urbervilles,- Far from the Madding Crowd,- The Return of the Native- The Poor Man and the Lady,- The Mayor of Casterbridge- Jude the Obscure,- A Pair of Blue Eyes.Source: Britannica.