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Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

Hardy, Thomas

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 116933749X
ISBN13: 9781169337497
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 406
Weight: 2.02
Height: 0.94 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a novel by Thomas Hardy that tells the story of a young woman named Tess who is born into a poor family in rural England. When her father discovers that he is descended from the noble D'Urberville family, he sends Tess to work for their wealthy relatives in hopes of improving their fortunes.Tess is soon seduced by Alec D'Urberville, a wealthy and rakish young man who takes advantage of her innocence and naivety. When Tess becomes pregnant, Alec abandons her, leaving her to raise their child alone.Tess eventually meets and falls in love with Angel Clare, a young man who is studying to become a minister. Despite her past, Angel proposes to Tess and they plan to marry. However, when Tess confesses her past to Angel on their wedding night, he is unable to forgive her and abandons her.Tess is left alone and destitute, and eventually returns to Alec D'Urberville in desperation. When Angel returns and discovers Tess's situation, he realizes the depth of his love for her and tries to win her back. However, events take a tragic turn and Tess is forced to confront the consequences of her actions.Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a powerful and tragic novel that explores themes of love, betrayal, class, and social injustice. It is widely considered one of Thomas Hardy's most important works and a classic of English literature.A young member of the band turned her head at the exclamation. She was a fine and handsome girl--not handsomer than some others, possibly--but her mobile peony mouth and large innocent eyes added eloquence to colour and shape. She wore a red ribbon in her hair, and was the only one of the white company who could boast of such a pronounced adornment.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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