An edition of The Return of the Native (1878)

The Return of the Native

An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Essays in Criticism

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An edition of The Return of the Native (1878)

The Return of the Native

An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Essays in Criticism

1st ed.

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The native of the title is Clym Yeobright, who returns to the area from the bright society of Paris and, as any reader of Hardy knows, all is not smooth. He is quickly taken by and marries the one woman he should not--Eustacia Vye. The suffering that follows is mitigated somewhat by the ending.

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People with visual disabilities, fiction Return of the native (Hardy Thomas) Mothers and sons, fiction Social conditions Married people, fiction Mate selection, fiction Heathlands, fiction Adultery, fiction Wessex (England) -- Fiction Social life and customs Man-woman relationships, fiction Country life Manners and customs Villages British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) Wessex (england), fiction) Fiction" romance general" England, fiction Open Library Staff Picks Facsimiles English Manuscripts open_syllabus_project Classic Literature Manuscripts Romance Ingles Great britain, fiction History Hardy, thomas, Pr4747.a2 m35 2006, 823/.8 People with visual disabilities Fiction Mothers and sons Mate selection Heathlands Adultery Description and travel Descriptions et voyages Travel Married people Death Betrayal Courtship Husband and wife Witches Long Now Manual for Civilization Nature and naturalists Technical assistance Labor Working class

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Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

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Wessex (England) Great Britain England

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Bibliography: p. 499-500.

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New York
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Norton critical editions

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Dewey Decimal Class
823/.8
Library of Congress
PZ3.H222 Re47, PR4747 Re47

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viii, 500 p.
Number of pages
500

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OL24754216M
Internet Archive
returnofnativeau00hard
LCCN
68012184

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OL44994W

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