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The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy
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Title: The Return of the Native
Author: Thomas Hardy
Release Date: January 12, 2006 [eBook #17500]
Language: English
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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
by
THOMAS HARDY
1912
CONTENTS
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
BOOK FIRST: THE THREE WOMEN
I. A Face on Which Time Makes But Little Impression II. Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III. The Custom of the Country IV. The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI. The Figure against the Sky VII. Queen of Night VIII. Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody IX. Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy X. A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion XI. The Dishonesty of an Honest Woman
BOOK SECOND: THE ARRIVAL
I. Tidings of the Comer II. The People at Blooms-End Make Ready III. How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream IV. Eustacia Is Led On to an Adventure V. Through the Moonlight VI. The Two Stand Face to Face VII. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness VIII. Firmness Is Discovered in a Gentle Heart
BOOK THIRD: THE FASCINATION
I. "My Mind to Me a Kingdom I