| Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| Chapter 1 The Environment Acts as the Preserving Force of the Country | 第14-25页 |
| ·Thomas Hardy’s England | 第14-19页 |
| ·The Environment Acts as a Preserving Force of the Country | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Egdon Heath | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Wind and Water | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 2 The Heathmen as a Preserving Force of the Country | 第25-40页 |
| ·The Three Kinds of Characters in The Return of the Native | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Heathmen | 第26-31页 |
| ·Eustacia, Wildeve and Mrs. Yeobright | 第31-35页 |
| ·Clym | 第35-39页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 3 The Folkways as a Preserving Force of the Country | 第40-52页 |
| ·Witchcraft | 第41-44页 |
| ·Festivals | 第44-49页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| Works Cited | 第55-56页 |
