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The return of the native

by Thomas Hardy, Derwent May

A 1920 edition of the classic novel depicting the intense familial conflicts and romantic tensions on Egdon Heath, centred on a young man's decision to marry against his mother's wishes.

Accession 28571 ISBN 0333168941 Publisher MacMillan
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