Michael Henchard

Michael Henchard, fictional character, a well-to-do grain merchant with a guilty secret in his past who is the protagonist of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) by Thomas Hardy.

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Article Title: Michael Henchard
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 31 August 2017
Access Date: February 22, 2025