| Tess Of The D'urbervilles: A Pure Woman Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1499250401 ISBN-13: 9781499250404 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.23 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1891 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 290 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The poor peddler John Durbeyfield is stunned to learn that he is the descendent of an ancient noble family, the d'Urbervilles. Meanwhile, Tess, his eldest daughter, joins the other village girls in the May Day dance, where Tess briefly exchanges glances with a young man. Mr. Durbeyfield and his wife decide to send Tess to the d'Urberville mansion, where they hope Mrs. d'Urberville will make Tess's fortune. In reality, Mrs. d'Urberville is no relation to Tess at all: her husband, the merchant Simon Stokes, simply changed his name to d'Urberville after he retired. But Tess does not know this fact, and when the lascivious Alec d'Urberville, Mrs. d'Urberville's son, procures Tess a job tending fowls on the d'Urberville estate, Tess has no choice but to accept, since she blames herself for an accident involving the family's horse, its only means of income. |