The Return of the Native (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1878
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Egdon Heath, in southern England
- Principal Characters: Diggory Venn, Damon Wildeve, Thomasin Yeobright, Mrs. Yeobright, Clym Yeobright, Eustacia Vye
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nature, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, England or English people, Human behavior, Fate or fatalism
- Locales: Wessex, England, Egdon Heath, England
The Story:
Egdon Heath was a gloomy wasteland in southern England. Against this majestic but solemn, brooding background a small group of people were to work out their tragic drama in the impersonal presence of nature.
Guy Fawkes Day bonfires were glowing in the twilight as Diggory Venn, the reddleman, drove his van across the heath. Tired and ill, Thomasin Yeobright, the young girl whom Diggory loved, lay in the rear of his van. She had rejected his marriage proposal in order to marry Damon Wildeve, proprietor of the Quiet Woman Inn. Now, Diggory was carrying the girl...
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