Tess of the D'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy.
By: Hardy, Thomas.
Contributor(s): Pasupathi, Vimala [contributor.] | Johnson, Cynthia [contributor.].
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BookSeries: New York, NY : Pocker Books, ©2006Description: xx, 534 pages ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781416523673.Subject(s): Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Tess of the d'Urbervilles | English literature -- History and criticism | The Victorian novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928) is most famous today for Far from the Madding Crowd, Jude the Obscure, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and other works set in the semi-fictional region of WessexDDC Call Number: FIC | H222t 2006 Summary: "After an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence. Unfortunately she is taken under the wing of the immoral libertine scion Alec d'Urberville, who seduces and scorns her. While she attempts to rebuild her life, she falls in love with the virtuous farmer Angel Clare and must find a way to defeat the demons of her past. Controversial when it was first published for challenging Victorian morals, Tess of the d'Urbervilles has become Thomas Hardy's most popular novel, catching the imaginations of generations of readers with its high drama, endearing heroine and powerful evocations of the southern English countryside."--
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"After an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence. Unfortunately she is taken under the wing of the immoral libertine scion Alec d'Urberville, who seduces and scorns her. While she attempts to rebuild her life, she falls in love with the virtuous farmer Angel Clare and must find a way to defeat the demons of her past. Controversial when it was first published for challenging Victorian morals, Tess of the d'Urbervilles has become Thomas Hardy's most popular novel, catching the imaginations of generations of readers with its high drama, endearing heroine and powerful evocations of the southern English countryside."--
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