In the beginning of this novel the protagonist's sister Thomasin is in Diggory Venn's van, after her marriage license to Damon Wildeve is rejected.
In the beginning of this novel the protagonist's sister Thomasin is in Diggory Venn's van, after her marriage license to Damon Wildeve is rejected. Bonfires feature prominently in the opening, as the work begins and ends on Guy Fawkes Day, and the title character is a diamond merchant who has just returned from Paris. His wife drowns in a lake (*) after trying to meet Damon in the middle of the night, and the protagonist goes blind by the end. Following the romantic life of Eustachia Vye, this is, FTP, what novel set in Wessex about Clym Yeobright, a work by Thomas Hardy?
In the beginning of this novel the protagonist's sister Thomasin is in Diggory Venn's van, after her marriage license to Damon Wildeve is rejected.
The {Return} of the {Native}