Bibliograph

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy

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Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Oclc number

905951483

Responsibility statement

Thomas Hardy

Series statement

Vintage classics

Summary

Set in the magical Wessex landscape so familiar from Thomas Hardy's early work, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is unique among his great novels for the intense feeling that he lavished upon his heroine, Tess, a pure woman betrayed by love. Hardy poured all of his profound empathy for both humanity and the rhythms of natural life into this story of her beauty, goodness, and tragic fate. In so doing, he created a character who, like Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina, has achieved classic stature. From the Hardcover edition

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