The Return of the Native Summary
Thomas Hardy

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

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

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

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

In the following essay, Kramer examines Hardy's experiments in tragic form in The Return of the Native. The Return of the Native is Hardy's most imitative, most self-conscious, and ge... Read more

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

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