STERLING-THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE

Donald Farfrae, a young Scotsman, has been hired by Henchard as his business manager. By a twist of fate, Henchard goes bankrupt and is compelled to work as Farfrae?s employee.Henchard?s brief relationship with Lucetta?the one who had nursed him back to health?no longer remains a secret. After a few years, Elizabeth-Jane marries Donald Farfrae and when she goes looking for Henchard, she learns that he has left a will requesting no funeral. Published in 1886, Thomas Hardy?s classic is a must-have for every young reader.