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Tess of the D’Urbervilles

By Thomas Hardy
Series: Collins Classics
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy explores the life of Tess, a young woman from a humble background who discovers her connection to a wealthy family. The novel follows her struggles with love, societal expectations, and personal adversity, presenting a poignant critique of Victorian morality and social conventions. Hardy's narrative delves deep into themes of fate, injustice, and the complexity of human emotions.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy classic literature with rich character development and emotional depth. Set in rural England, the story explores themes of fate, social injustice, and the complexities of love, all delivered through Thomas Hardy's evocative prose and poignant storytelling.

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Tess of the D’Urbervilles

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My life looks as if it had been wasted for want of chances! When I see what you know, what you have read, and seen, and thought, I feel what a nothing I am!

Challenging the hypocrisy and social conventions of the rural Victorian world, Tess of the D’Urbervilles follows the story of Tess Durbeyfield as she attempts to escape the poverty of her background by seeking wealth through a connection with the aristocratic D'Urberville family. It is through Tess's relationships with two very different men that Hardy tells the story of his tragic heroine, exposing the double standards of the world she inhabits with searing pathos and heart-rending sentiment.

Series: Collins Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008542122

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: William Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 496

Collections

Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction History & Military Literary Fiction Series: Collins Classics Thomas Hardy

About the Author

THOMAS HARDY (1840-1928) was an English author and poet best known for his literary masterpieces Jude the Obscure, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, and The Mayor of Casterbridge. While he achieved success during his lifetime for his novels, Hardy considered himself first and foremost a poet, and his poetry is today recognized as a significant influence on the Movement poets of the 1950s and 1960s.

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