Contents:

• Thomas Hardy Life and Works
• Hardy as a Novelist
• The Major novels of Hardy
• Hardy A blend of the Traditionalist and the Modern
• Hardy’s Portrayal of Character
• Hardy’s View of woman
• Nature in Hardy’s Novels
• The Rustic Characters of Hardy
• The Faults of Hardy
• The Return of the Native An Introduction
• The Character of Clym Yeobright
• Critics on Clym Yeobright
• The Character of Eustacia
• Write a note on the Contrast of women’s characters in the Return of the Native.
• True and false questions with Answers
• Fill in the blanks