*** start of the project gutenberg ebook 122 *** [illustration] the return of the native by thomas hardy contents preface book firstthe three women i. a face on which time makes but little impression ii. humanity appears upon the scene, hand in hand with trouble iii. the custom of the country iv. the halt on the turnpike road v. perplexity among honest people vi. the figure against the sky vii. queen of night viii. those who are found where there is said to be nobody ix. love...