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The Return of the Native (New ed)

Hardy, ThomasWoodcock, George(Volume editor)
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This fine novel sets in opposition two of Thomas Hardy's most unforgettable creations: his heroine, the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye, and the solemn, majestic stretch of upland in Dorsetshire he called Egdon Heath.

The famous opening reveals the haunting power of that dark, forbidding moon where proud Eustacia fervently awaits a clandestine meeting with her lover, Damon Wildeve.

But Eustacia's dreams of escape are not to be realized--neither Wildeve nor the retuming native Clym Yeobright can bring her salvation.

Injured by forces beyond their control, Hardy's characters struggle vainly in the net of destiny.

In the end, only the face of the lonely heath remains untouched by fate in this masterpiece of tragic passion, a tale that perfectly epitomizes the author's own unique and melancholy genius.

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Product Details
Penguin Books Ltd
0140431225 / 9780140431223
Paperback
823.8
25/01/1979
United Kingdom
496 pages, map
128 x 198 mm, 293 grams
General (US: Trade) Learn More
Quiz No: 200213, Points 42.00, Book Level 10.20,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More