Return of the Native (Wordsworth Classics) - Softcover

Thomas Hardy

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9781853262388: Return of the Native (Wordsworth Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1853262382 ISBN 13: 9781853262388
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. The central figure of this novel is the returning, Clym Yeobright, and his love for the beautiful but capricious Eustacia Vye. As character after character is driven to self-destruction, the presence of Egdon Heath becomes all-embracing, while Clym becomes a preacher.

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About the Author

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), the author of Under the Greenwood Tree, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Woodlanders, and many other novels, was also an accomplished poet. Many of his works, including his poetry, are available from Penguin Classics Tony Slade was for many years Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Penny Boumelha is Jury Chair of English Language and Literature at the University of Adelaide.

From the Back Cover

Leak and savage, Egdon Heath seems to breathe darkness and it claws back those who rise above it. Against this background Hardy's players come together, weaving a web of deceit and death.

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Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1853262382
ISBN 13 
9781853262388
Binding
Paperback
Rating
  • 3.88 out of 5 stars
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