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Author: Thomas Hardy
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: Young businessman returns to his hometown of the moorland from Paris due to his aversion to the extravagant city life, intending to live a quiet rural life. Meanwhile, the young woman Y despises the gloomy moorland and yearns for the big city. Hoping to meet the renowned, she disguises herself as a man and uninvitedly joins the actors at his home party. is indeed captivated by her, and despite his mother's opposition, he marries her soon after and moves out to live separately. However, has no intention of returning to Paris, and due to excessive reading, his eyesight nearly becomes blind, which displeases Y. Later, disguises himself as a, which further embarrasses her. At a dance, Y unexpectedly encounters her old lover and begins to secretly meet with him.'s mother decides to reconcile with her daughter-in-law and crosses the moorland under the scorching sun to visit her son., exhausted from labor, falls asleep, and Y, assuming he has risen to greet her, ends up locking her mother out. Believing herself unwelcome, the heartbroken mother turns back home and is tragically bitten by a snake on the way. Later, learns the truth and furiously drives Y out of his home. In despair, Y seeks out again. Coincidentally, unexpectedly comes into a large fortune and asks her to leave with him. That night, Y goes to meet but gets lost in a storm and falls into a small lake, drowning. dives in to save her but also drowns. In the end, becomes a.