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Book Review By Margaret
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

The tragic story of a handful of men and women who live on an isolated Heath in Victorian England. Love triangles ensue between the frustrated Eustacia Vye, discontent Damon Wildeve, naive Thomasin Yeobright, intelligent Clym Yeobright, possessive Mrs. Yeobright, and the shrewd Diggory Venn. Beautiful descriptions of the heathland (which is itself a central "character") by Hardy who carries this novel to a poetic and somewhat depressing close.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Ethnic/Regional/Religion
Other aspects:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Forest? Yes

Writing Style
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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