In Egdon Heath, Thomas Hardy creates an otherworld consisting of the elements earth, wind, fire, and water, populated by a witch condemned by a pious woman's spell, a Christian ruled by pagan beliefs, an assortment of other odd characters, and the native of the title whose return precipitates a series of tragic events. The Return of the Native is centered around Eustacia Vye, a beautiful outsider wrenched from the society she craves by orphanhood...