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Return of the Native
Return of the Native
Author: Thomas Hardy
The native of Thomas Hardy's 1878 novel "The Return of the Native" is Clym (Clement) Yeobright, a young man who gives up a successful career as a diamond merchant in Paris to return to his native Egdon Heath to become a Schoolmaster and to help educate poor and ignorant children.  Clym's character is contrasted by Eustacia...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781853262388
ISBN-10: 1853262382
Publication Date: 1/1998
Pages: 337
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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One of the lesser known, but extremely talented English writers. Hardy's books are moody in their setting, and have unique, lonely characters.
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A true classic
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When we read this book with my book group, we christened it "Return of the Naive". The spoiled characters, petty motivations, and hard-to-believe disasters in this book are much too unappealing. The heath is the best character in the book, and Thomas Hardy describes it with the care of a lover. He clearly has writing talent, but it was wasted here.
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I love Thomas Hardy, loved this book, reads like poetry.
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Part of the Riverside Literature Series. Introduction by Harold C. Martin, Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Harvard University.
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Wahington Square Press 33rd printing 1963
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" Well-constructed Hardy novel of a remote corner of Wessex and six characters who interact in a beautifully rendered location. Man, nature, civilization, country life, love, education and ignorance--the usual mix of Hardy's take on the consequences of unrealistic expectations and inappropriate responses."

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