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Witch FictionClassic Love Stories

The Return of the Native

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  • 1878 first published
  • 470 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)
  • 205 editions
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Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native (1878) is a witch fiction and classic romance novel. It takes readers to Wessex, England and Great Britain in the 19th century. Readers will find themes of people with visual disabilities, return of the native (Hardy, Thomas) and mothers and sons.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 129 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 205 editions across 6 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 2,761 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 470 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The Return of the Native

The native of the title is Clym Yeobright, who returns to the area from the bright society of Paris and, as any reader of Hardy knows, all is not smooth. He is quickly taken by and marries the one woman he should not--Eustacia Vye. The suffering that follows is mitigated somewhat by the ending.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • People with visual disabilities
  • Return of the native (Hardy
  • Thomas)
  • Mothers and sons
  • Social conditions
  • Married people
  • Mate selection
  • Heathlands
  • Adultery
  • Wessex, England
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Country life
  • Manners and customs
  • Villages
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Wessex, England, fiction)

Quick answers

Who wrote The Return of the Native?

The Return of the Native was written by Thomas Hardy and first published in 1878.

What genre is The Return of the Native?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Classic Love Stories.

How long is The Return of the Native?

The median edition has 470 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Return of the Native free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to The Return of the Native?

Readers who like it often enjoy Great Expectations, Jane Eyre and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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