The Return of the Native, novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1878. Leather bound edition published by Easton press as part of their 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series.
Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, Smyth sown with concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition,

The novel is set on Egdon Heath, a fictional barren moor in Wessex in southwestern England. The native of the title is Clym Yeobright, who has returned to the area to become a schoolmaster after a successful but, in his opinion, shallow career as a jeweler in Paris. He and his cousin Thomasin exemplify the traditional way of life, while Thomasin's husband, Damon Wildeve, and Clym's wife, Eustacia Vye, long for the excitement of city life. Disappointed that Clym is content to remain on the heath, Eustacia, willful and passionate, rekindles her affair with the reckless Damon. After a series of coincidences, Eustacia comes to believe that she is responsible for the death of Clym's mother. Convinced that fate has doomed her to cause others pain, Eustacia flees and is drowned (by accident or intent). Damon drowns trying to save her.

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