'The Return of the Native' is written by-

Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. He was influenced by both in his novels and in his Poetry by Romanticism, especially by William Wordsworth.
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 Bluest Eyes, Under the Greenwood Tree etc are his famous novels.
Source: Website lecture and Encyclopedia Britannica.