description: In The Return of the Native, his timeless story of two pairs of mismatched lovers, Thomas Hardy sets romantic idealism as a destructive counterpoint to reality and disillusionment.
language: English
title: The Return of the Native
titlecomplete: The Return of the Native
characters: Clym Yeobright, Damon Wildeve, Diggory Venn, Eustacia Vye, Thomasin Yeobright
genres: Literature, Classics, Novels, Classic Literature, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance, British Literature
ratings_count: 37857
places: United Kingdom, Dorset, England
publisher: Signet Classics