Return of the Native (Diversion Classics)

One of Hardy’s most popular and controversial novels, Return of the Native explores tragedy and romance with a vivacity that is his alone.

Young beauty Eustacia Vye longs for the lively city of Paris and, by association, Clym Yeobright, the Egdon Heath native returning from the city’s irresistible glow. Though the two have feelings for one another, Eustacia also harbors an infatuation with her for...