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Tess of the D´Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy
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Description for Tess of the D´Urbervilles
Hardback. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 47. Weight in Grams: 730.
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Penguin Clothbound Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141040332
SKU
9780141040332
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Ref
99-1
About Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was born on 2 June 1840. He wrote novels and poetry, much of which is set in the semi-imaginary county of Wessex. His novels include Far From the Madding Crowd (1874), The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the D'Urbervilles(1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895). He published his first volume ... Read more
Reviews for Tess of the D´Urbervilles
“[Tess of the D’Urbervilles is] Hardy’s finest, most complex and most notorious novel . . . The novel is not a mere plea for compassion for the eternal victim, though that is the banner it flies. It also involves a profound questioning of contemporary morality.” –from the Introduction by Patricia Ingham