The Return of the Native (Wordsworth Classics) - English - Paperback - By Thomas Hardy

With an Introduction and Notes by Claire Seymour, the University of Kent at Canterbury.
The Return of the Native is widely recognized as the most representative of Hardy's Wessex novels. He evokes the dismal presence and menacing beauty of Egdon Heath - reaching out to touch the lives and fate of all who dwell on it. The central figure is Clym Yeobright, the returning 'native' and the story tells of his love for the beautiful but capricious Eustacia Vye.
As the narrative unfolds and character after character is driven to self-destruction the presence of the Heath becomes all-embracing, while Clym becomes a traveling preacher in an attempt to assuage his guilt.