The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

"The Return of the Native" by Thomas Hardy is a novel published in 1878. Set entirely on the wild Egdon Heath over the span of a year, it follows the intertwined fates of several characters trapped by passion and circumstance. When Clym Yeobright returns from Paris, the beautiful but restless Eustacia Vye sees him as her escape from the desolate heath. Their marriage sets off a chain of events involving thwarted desires, family estrangement, and fateful misunderstandings that will test everyone's loyalties and dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
Title The Return of the Native
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Native
Credits John Hamm and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Adultery -- Fiction
Subject Didactic fiction
Subject Love stories
Subject Mate selection -- Fiction
Subject Wessex (England) -- Fiction
Subject Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Subject People with visual disabilities -- Fiction
Subject Heathlands -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 122
Release Date
Last Update Mar 30, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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