The book 'The Return of the Native' is written by-

• Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet.
• His famous books:
- The Return of the Native,
- The Mayor of Casterbridge,
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles,
- Far From the Madding Crowd,
- The Poor Man and The Lady,
- The Trumpet Major,
- Jude the Obscure,
- A Pair of Blue Eyes,
- Under the Greenwood Tree etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.