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The Romantic Adventures Of A Milkmaid

The Romantic Adventures Of A Milkmaid

Hardy, Thomas

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ISBN10: 1169235166
ISBN13: 9781169235168
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid is a novel written by Thomas Hardy. The book revolves around the life of a young milkmaid named Tess Durbeyfield. Tess is a beautiful and innocent girl who lives in a small village in rural England. She is sent to work for a wealthy family, the D'Urbervilles, and meets Alec, the son of the family. Alec is immediately attracted to Tess and begins to pursue her relentlessly.Despite her initial resistance, Tess eventually falls in love with Alec and they begin a passionate affair. However, their relationship is short-lived as Alec proves to be unfaithful and manipulative. Tess is left heartbroken and returns to her village, where she meets Angel Clare, a young and idealistic man who falls in love with her.Tess and Angel begin a relationship, but Tess is haunted by her past and struggles to reveal her past affair with Alec. When Angel eventually finds out, he is unable to forgive Tess and leaves her. Tess is left alone and destitute, and her life takes a tragic turn.The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid is a poignant and powerful novel that explores themes of love, betrayal, and the struggle for personal freedom. It is a classic work of literature that has been widely acclaimed for its beautiful prose and vivid characterizations.A fine-framed dark-mustachioed gentleman, in dressing-gown and slippers, was sitting there in the damp without a hat on. With one hand he was tightly grasping his forehead, the other hung over his knee. The attitude bespoke with sufficient clearness a mental condition of anguish. He was quite a different being from any of the men to whom her eyes were accustomed. She had never seen mustachios before, for they were not worn by civilians in Lower Wessex at this date.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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