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The Return of the Native

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Based on 5,241 Ratings and 460 Reviews

Book Description
In Hardy's The Return of the Native, Eustacia Vye criss-crosses the wild Egdon Heath, eager to experience life to the full in her quest for "music, poetry, passion, war." She marries Clym Yeobright, a native of the heath, but his idealism frustrates her romantic ambitions and her discontent draws others into a tangled web of deceit and unhappiness. Early readers responded to Hardy's "insa... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (60 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages516
ISBN-10019284072X
ISBN-13978-0192840721
Publication Date03/17/2005
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About Nancy Barrineau (Author, Contributor) : Nancy Barrineau is a published author. Some of the published credits of Nancy Barrineau include Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Oxford World's Classics), The Return of the Native (Oxford World's Classics).
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About Thomas Hardy (Author) : Thomas Hardy is a published author, editor, and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Thomas Hardy include The Woodlanders (Everyman's Library (Paper)), Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urb... more
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About Simon Gatrell (Editor) : Simon Gatrell is a published editor. Some of the published credits of Simon Gatrell include Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Oxford World's Classics), The Return of the Native (Oxford World's Classics), Und... more
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About Margaret R. Higonnet (Introduction) : Margaret R. Higonnet is a published editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Margaret R. Higonnet include The Return of the Native (Oxford World's Classics), Girls, Boys, Books, To... more
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