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The Return of the Native
Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author), McCaddon, Wanda (Read by)
ISBN: 147088710X     ISBN-13: 9781470887100
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $29.66  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: May 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: 823.8
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.65 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:
In the barren moor of Egdon Heath, a wild tract of country in the southwest of England, one native yearns to escape to city life while another has just returned from that life, unimpressed. Clym Yeobright, a former diamond merchant in Paris, returns home to become a schoolmaster in Egdon, where he falls passionately in love with the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye. Infatuated with his seeming glamour, she marries him in hopes of greater adventure--but when her hopes are disappointed, she rekindles an affair with Clym's reckless cousin, Damon. Injured by forces beyond their control, Hardy's characters struggle vainly in the net of destiny. In the end, only the face of the lonely heath remains untouched by fate. This masterpiece of tragic passion perfectly epitomizes the author's melancholy genius.

Contributor Bio(s): Hardy, Thomas: -

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English poet, dramatist, and novelist, was born on the Egdon Heath in Dorset. He studied in Dorchester and apprenticed to an architect before leaving for London, where he began to write. Unable to find a public for his poetry, which idealized the rural life, he turned to the novel and met with success as well as controversy. The strong public reaction against some of his darker themes turned him back to writing verse. Today several of his novels are considered masterpieces of tragedy.

McCaddon, Wanda: -

Wanda McCaddon (a.k.a. Nadia May or Donada Peters) has narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, has earned numerous Earphones Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.