| Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1544800789 ISBN-13: 9781544800783 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.94 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set during the Long Depression of the 1870s, in the heart of the impoverished rural English county of Wessex, the novel centres on Tess Durbeyfield, the oldest daughter of uneducated peasants. Driven by extreme poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy d'Urbervilles, Tess encounters her 'cousin' Alec, a man who will prove to be her downfall, and who will challenge her chance of happiness with her love, Angel Clare. Now considered a classic of Ninetenth Century literature, Tess of the d'Urbervilles was met with mixed reviews on its initial release due to its challenging sexual themes. However it is now often seen as Hardy's masterpiece. |