| Tess of the d'Urbervilles Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author), Kronheimer, Ann (Illustrator), Linnell, Maxine (Retold by) |
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ISBN: 1906230404 ISBN-13: 9781906230401 Publisher: Real Reads OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 823.92 |
| Series: Thomas Hardy |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 5.12" W x 7.76" (0.32 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5998 Reading Level: 9.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following a series of misfortunes, Tess Durbeyfield leaves her impoverished family to seek work with her rich relations. Her new employer, Alec d'Urberville, seems charming and kind. Tess has a mind of her own, but she is vulnerable and alone among strangers. Can she trust Alec? A year later Tess meets Angel Clare, and they fall in love. If Angel discovers the truth about Tess's past, will he still love her? In this gripping story of courage, love and betrayal, Thomas Hardy asks many difficult questions. Are the expectations of women and men the same? Can we ever escape the consequences of our past actions? How much pain can one person live with? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kronheimer, Ann: - London-based illustrator ANN KRONHEIMER specialises in children's publishing, picture and story books, early readers and educational books for infants up to young adults. She uses a dip pen and ink, sometimes with a wash and sometimes just line, combining traditional style with modern imagery.Hardy, Thomas: - THOMAS HARDY (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet. |