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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy
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Description for Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Paperback. Tess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich 'relatives', the D'Urbervilles. Her encounter with her manipulative cousin, Alec, leads her onto a path that is beset with suffering and betrayal. When she falls in love with another man, Angel Clare, Tess sees a potential escape from her past, but only if she can tell him.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
‘Thomas Hardy's thrilling story of seduction, murder, cruelty and betrayal’ The Times
Tess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich 'relatives', the D'Urbervilles. Her encounter with her manipulative cousin, Alec, leads her onto a path that is beset with suffering and betrayal.
When she falls in love with another man, Angel Clare, Tess sees a potential escape from her past, but only if she can tell him her shameful secret...
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099560692
SKU
V9780099560692
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About Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was born on 2 June 1840 at Higher Bockhampton in Dorset. His father was a stonemason. Hardy attended school in Dorchester and then trained as an architect. In 1868 his work took him to St Juliot's church in Cornwall where he met his wife-to-be, Emma. His first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, was rejected by publishers ... Read more
Reviews for Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy's thrilling story of seduction, murder, cruelty and betrayal
The Times
Like the greatest characters in literature, Tess lives beyond the final pages of the book as a permanent citizen of the imagination... Tess is that rare creature in literature: goodness made interesting
Irving Howe Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles has a lush sensuality about ... Read more
The Times
Like the greatest characters in literature, Tess lives beyond the final pages of the book as a permanent citizen of the imagination... Tess is that rare creature in literature: goodness made interesting
Irving Howe Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles has a lush sensuality about ... Read more