The Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Native Release date is 2006-03-08 John Hamm and David Widger Original publication data not identified Adultery -- Fiction Didactic fiction Love stories Mate selection -- Fiction Wessex (England) -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction People with visual disabilities -- Fiction Heathlands -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/122 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/122 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133027.0 122