TY - BOOK AU - Hardy,Thomas TI - The Return of the Native AV - PR PY - 2006/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Adultery -- Fiction KW - Didactic fiction KW - Love stories KW - Mate selection -- Fiction KW - Wessex (England) -- Fiction KW - Mothers and sons -- Fiction KW - People with visual disabilities -- Fiction KW - Heathlands -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Native; Release date is 2006-01-12; E-text prepared by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and John Hamm; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Return of the Native" by Thomas Hardy is a novel published in 1878. Set entirely on the wild Egdon Heath, it follows the intersecting fates of several characters over one fateful year. When Clym Yeobright returns from Paris, the beautiful but restless Eustacia Vye sees him as her escape from the desolate heath. Their romance ignites conflicts with family and former lovers, including the fickle Damon Wildeve and sweet Thomasin. Misunderstandings, thwarted ambitions, and passionate desires converge in this atmospheric tale of longing and consequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17500 ER -