The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

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The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy's sixth novel and probably his best known. In fact, many critics assert that Eustacia Vye is one of the most memorable characters in English literature. The story focuses on the lives and loves of residents in the fictional county of Wessex,England, an area which was based on the rural area where Hardy was raised.

When the book was published in 1878, it met with mixed...

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The Return of the Native

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AUTHOR’S PREFACE The date at which the following events are assumed to have occurred may be set down as between 1840 and 1850, when the old watering-place herein called “Budmouth” st... Read more

Thomas Hardy Biographies (5)

Thomas Hardy

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The works of the English novelist, poet, and dramatist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) unite the Victorian and modern eras. They reveal him to be a kind and gentle man, terribly aware of the pain human being... Read more

Thomas Hardy

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In the later years of his long life, Thomas Hardy was probably the most famous English man of letters of his time, his reputation extending throughout the world. He is now generally regarded as both a... Read more

Thomas Hardy

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One of Hardy's unusual claims to distinction as a poet is that his first book of verse was not published until he was fifty-eight and had already achieved fame as a novelist. In the next thirty years,... Read more

Thomas Hardy

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A writer who expressed himself prolifically and successfully in both prose and verse, Thomas Hardy hoped to be remembered for his poetry. Toward the end of his life he remarked that his sole literary ... Read more

Thomas Hardy

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Biography EssayIn the later years of his long life, Thomas Hardy was probably the most famous English man of letters of his time, his reputation extending throughout the world. He is now generally reg... Read more

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Critical Essay by Dale Kramer

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"Pessimism pervades Hardy's novel, The Return of the Native. Is this your view"" I believe that pessimism pervades Hardy's novel, The Return of the Native. There is much evidence to support this vi... Read more

Mrs. Yeobright's Attitude in Return of the Native

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While reading Thomas Hardy, one cannot help but notice his bleak writing style. Return of the Native marks itself as no exception to this rule; the inanimate antagonist, Egdon Heath, maintains a dou... Read more

Eustacia in Return of the Native -- Me, Myself, and I

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"Love was to her the one cordial which could drive away the eating loneliness of her days. And she seemed to long for the abstraction called passionate love more than for any particular lover." (Hardy... Read more

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Return of the Native

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Return of the Native Book Notes is a free study guide on Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary ... Read more

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