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Return of the Native
Return of the Native
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN-13: 9780804900386
ISBN-10: 0804900388
Publication Date: 7/1978
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Peter Smith Publisher Inc
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2
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.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed Return of the Native on + 252 more book reviews
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."