Biographical Materials
Works: The Return of the Native, etc.
- Twelve Illustrations for the Monthly Serialisation of Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native (1878)
- "Didst ever know a man that no woman would marry?"
- She lifted her hand
- The reddleman re-reads an old love letter
- "I wish all good women were as good as I!"
- "If there is any difference, Grandfer is younger."
- "Tie a rope round him; it is dangerous!"
- The stakes were won by Wildeve.
- Unconscious of her presence, he still went on singing.
- Something was wrong with her foot.
- He brought the tray to the front of the couch.
- "Tis not from the window. That's a gig-lamp, to the best of my belief."
- All that remained of the desperate and unfortunate Eustacia.
- Illustration for the Monthly Serialisation of Kit — A Memory: The speaker pointed to the horizon, and Mark’s eyes mechanically followed the direction indicated. Ch. LI, “Ghost or No Ghost.”
- Illustration for the Monthly Serialisation of Kit — A Memory: Book 1, Ch. VII: The long looked-for branch
Bibliography
Hardy, Thomas. The Return of the Native. Belgravia (London) Vols. 34-37. With twelve illustrations by Arthur Hopkins. January through December 1878.
Jackson, Arlene M. Illustration and the Novels of Thomas Hardy. Towtowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1981.
Purdy, Richard Little, and Millgate, Michael, eds. The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy . Oxford: Clarendon, 1978. Vol. 1 (1840-1892).
Vann, J. Don. “The Return of the Native in Belgravia, January-December 1878.” Victorian Novels in Serial. New York: MLA, 1985. 84.
Wright, Sarah Bird. "The Return of the Native." Thomas Hardy A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Works. New York: Facts On File, 2002. Pp. 261-270.
Created 6 June 2012
Last updated 9 June 2025