The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE was written towards the beginning of Hardy's career as a novelist and can be considered one of his most representative works. In this novel, Hardy's tragic vision is powerfully and narrowly focussed on Egdon Heath and the men and women who live on it. Set against the backdrop of the Heath and the impersonal and eternal forces it represents, the fates of Eustacia Vye, Diggory Venn, Clym Yeobright - the returning 'native' - and others are inexorably played out.

"This is the quality Hardy shares with the great writers..this setting behind the small action the terrific action of unfathomed nature."
--D. H. Lawrence

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a prolific novelist and poet whose works include 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' and 'Jude the Obscure'.
Penny Bouhmelha is Professor of English at the University of Adelaide and has published work on Hardy and women.

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ISBN 13	9780140435184
ISBN 10	0140435182
Title	The Return of the Native
Author	Thomas Hardy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1999-06-24
Number of pages	496
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