The Return of the Native cover art

The Return of the Native

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for £0.00
£8.99/mo thereafter. Renews automatically. Terms apply. Offer ends 31 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

The Return of the Native

By: Thomas Hardy
Narrated by: Jill Masters
Try for £0.00

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 31 July 2025 23:59 GMT. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

This fine novel sets in opposition two of Thomas Hardy’s most unforgettable creations: his heroine, the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye, and the solemn, majestic stretch of upland in Dorsetshire he called Egdon Heath. The famous opening reveals the haunting power of that dark, forbidding moor where proud Eustacia fervently awaits a clandestine meeting with her lover, Damon Wildeve. But Eustacia’s dreams of escape are not to be realized - neither Wildeve nor the returning native Clym Yeobright can bring her salvation.

Injured by forces beyond their control, Hardy’s characters struggle vainly in the net of destiny. In the end, only the face of the lonely heath remains untouched by fate in this masterpiece of tragic passion, a tale that perfectly epitomizes the author’s own unique and melancholy genius.

(P) JimCin Recordings Classics Destiny

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Under the Greenwood Tree cover art
Two on a Tower cover art
Far from the Madding Crowd & The Return of the Native cover art
A Group of Noble Dames cover art
Far from the Madding Crowd cover art
The Trumpet-Major cover art
The Woodlanders cover art
Jude The Obscure cover art
A Pair of Blue Eyes cover art
Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge cover art
Under the Greenwood Tree cover art
Tess of the D'Urbervilles cover art
Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 1 cover art
Vintage Vampire Stories cover art
Jane Eyre cover art
Sir Gibbie cover art
All stars
Most relevant  
I looked forward to hearing this, as I read the book many years ago and loved it. Unfortunately the sound quality is so bad it's impossible to listen to in format 3, so it was no good on my mp3 player, and have now downloaded it in format 4 so I can listen to it from my computer. It isn't too bad in format 4, and it's still a good story, but overall a disappointing purchase.

shame about the sound quality

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.