![]() ![]() His passenger is a young woman named Thomasin Yeobright, whom Venn is taking home. ![]() Although his trade has stained him red from head to foot, underneath his devilish colouring he is a handsome, shrewd, well-meaning young man. Venn is a reddleman he travels the country supplying farmers with a red mineral called reddle (dialect term for red ochre) that farmers use to mark their sheep. ![]() When darkness falls, the country folk light bonfires on the surrounding hills, emphasising the pagan spirit of the heath and its denizens. ![]() The narrative begins on the evening of Guy Fawkes Night as Diggory Venn is slowly crossing the heath with his van, which is being drawn by ponies. The novel takes place entirely in the environs of Egdon Heath, and, with the exception of the epilogue, Aftercourses, covers exactly a year and a day. Plot summary Book First: The Three Women In the twentieth century, The Return of the Native became one of Hardy's most popular and highly regarded novels. Because of the novel's controversial themes, Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher reviews, however, though somewhat mixed, were generally positive. It first appeared in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy's sixth published novel. ![]()
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