The Return of the Native
By Thomas Hardy
Length14h 35m
About this audiobook
'The Return of the Native' is a Victorian novel by Thomas Hardy. The story is set in Egdon Heath, a fictional rural area in Wessex, England, and revolves around the lives of its inhabitants. The main character, Clym Yeobright, comes back from Paris and aims to spend his life in his native land. He falls in love with a local beauty, Eustacia Vye, disregarding his mother's disapproval. The novel explores themes of fate, miscommunication, and the clash between traditional and modern life, resulting in drastic consequences for the characters.
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Rating★★★★ 4.3 (10)
GenreOther
Length14 hrs 35 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 11, 187
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Book First—The Three Women
3A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression
4 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
5The Custom of the Country
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6The Halt on the Turnpike Road
7Perplexity among Honest People
8The Figure against the Sky
9 Queen of Night
10Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
11Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy
12 A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion
13The Dishonesty of an Honest Woman
14Book Second The Arrival
15Tidings of the Comer
16The People at Blooms-End Make Ready
17How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream
18Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure
19Through the Moonlight
20The Two Stand Face to Face
21 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
22Firmness Is Discovered in a Gentle Heart
23Book Third The Fascination
24“My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is”
25The New Course Causes Disappointment
26 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
27An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
28Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues
29 Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
30 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
31 A New Force Disturbs the Current
32Book Fourth The Closed Door
33The Rencounter by the Pool
34He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song
35She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
36Rough Coercion Is Employed
37The Journey across the Heath
38 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian
39The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
40 Eustacia Hears of Good Fortune, and Beholds Evil
41Book Fifth The Discovery
42“Wherefore Is Light Given to Him That Is in Misery”
43A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
44Eustacia Dresses Herself on a Black Morning
45The Ministrations of a Half-forgotten One
46An Old Move Inadvertently Repeated
47Thomasin Argues with Her Cousin, and He Writes a Letter
48The Night of the Sixth of November
49Rain, Darkness, and Anxious Wanderers
50 Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together
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