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Penguin Classics Return Of The Native [Paperback]

Thomas Hardy , Tony Slade
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Clym Yeobright, native of Egdon Heath, returns from the bright society of Paris and, as any reader of Hardy knows, all is not smooth. He is quickly taken by and marries the one woman he should not--Eustacia Vye. The suffering that follows is mitigated somewhat by the ending, but more by the mastery of Alan Rickman's reading. At the start, Rickman senses the voice for each character in Hardy's fictional world, and he maintains each character's personality throughout. He even manages to project Hardy's subtle shadings of tone with the rhythm and tempo of his narration, throwing in a song here and there because, in spite of his gloom, there is a festive strain to Hardy, as well. If you have a hard time reading this classic English writer, this is how to do it. P.E.F. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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"A brilliant reading." --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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A Saturday afternoon in November was approaching the time of twilight, and the vast tract of unenclosed wild known as Egdon Heath embrowned itself moment by moment. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars Yummy voice..., Aug 13 2009
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Julie P. "Movie nut" (Montreal-Nord, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
I'll admit it: I bought this CD for one reason only: Alan Rickman's voice. Yes, I am an addict.

The book itself is slightly boring but the reading is top notch and Alan Rickman is in great form. Wonder if he read any more books?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read me to sleep, Mar 13 2011
Not only does Thomas Hardy paint a picture with words, but Allan Rickman generates a resonating timbre with every syllable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas Hardy's Best Novel, July 18 2004
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I ain't no porn writer (author, "Crippled Dreams") - See all my reviews
I'm fully convinced that "Return of the Native" is technically Hardy's best work. The other novel of his that I love is "Jude the Obscure." His beautiful heroine, Eustacia, is an enthralling character, free-spirited, seductive, and sensuous, with several men in love (or lust) with her--like Wildeve. Wildeve pretends to marry a girl named Thomasin, but it didn't happen. And he takes off on a tryst with Eustacia. However, even though they're fond of each other, neither of them are willing to get really serious about each other. She eventually disses Wildeve and as revenge he threatens to marry Thomasin after all, which is what Eustacia wants anyway, since she's become interested in a new guy in town, Clym. How does that end up? I guess you'll have to read the book :)

David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"

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