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In Hardy's original conception, Venn retains his weird reddleman's character, while Thomasin lives out her days as a widow. Hardy's choice of themes—sexual politics, thwarted desire, and the conflicting demands of nature and society—makes this a truly modern novel.
Diggory Venn, fictional character, a reddleman (someone who delivers the red dye that farmers use to mark their sheep) who figures in Thomas Hardy’s novel The Return of the Native (1878). This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper .
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Diggory Venn is a reddleman (a peddler of red dye for sheep) who is in love with Thomasin Yeobright. Previously a dairy farmer, Venn became a reddleman after Thomasin rejected his marriage proposal sometime before the events of the novel take place. The novel opens with Venn transporting Thomasin home after her failed attempt to wed Wildeve.
The Return of the Native opens with Venn, a reddleman, transporting Thomasin Yeobright back to Egdon Heath. Thomasin is upset because she was supposed to wed Damon Wildeve earlier that day but couldn’t due to an issue with her marriage license.
“The Return of the Native: A Novel of Environment,” in Modern Critical Views: Thomas Hardy, edited by Harold Bloom, Chelsea House, 1987, pp. 55–72. Analyzes the novel’s most conspicuous ...
Diggory Venn (The Reddleman) Diggory Venn is a reddleman (a peddler of red dye for sheep) who is in love with Thomasin Yeobright . Previously a dairy farmer, Venn became a reddleman after Thomasin rejected his marriage proposal sometime…
A short summary of Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Return of the Native.
