The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy's sixth published novel. 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. Because of the novel's controversial themes, Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher; reviews, however, though somewhat mixed, were generally positive. In the twentieth century, The Return of the Native became one of Hardy's most popular novels.

Thomas Hardy, English poet and novelist. He is spanning two centuries of writers, writing in the early and mid-fiction based, inherit and carry forward the tradition of Victorian literature; poetry in his later years for its outstanding pioneering 20th century British literature. [1]

Hardy's life were published nearly 20 novels, most notably when pushed, "Tess," "Jude the Obscure" (Jude the Obscure), "Return of the Native" and "The Mayor of Casterbridge . "Verse 8 sets, a total of 918, in addition, there are a lot of "Wessex Story" is the general name of the short story and epic drama "Kings." Representative works include "Wessex poems", "early and late lyrics", "Tess."