Bibliograph

Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy ; with an introduction by Patricia Ingham

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy ; with an introduction by Patricia Ingham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxii-xxxiii)

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54544424065533

Responsibility statement

Thomas Hardy ; with an introduction by Patricia Ingham

Series statement

Everyman's library, 33Everyman's Library, 33

Summary

A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading

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