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Tess of the D'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy ; cover design by Andrea Worthington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hardy, Thomas (Weaver), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women murderers--Fiction.
- Women murderers.
- Social classes--England--History.
- Social classes.
- Poor families--Fiction.
- Poor families.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Open Road, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A young woman struggles against tradition and circumstance in this novel of love, class, and deceit from the author of Far from the Madding Crowd. Convinced that his impoverished family has noble connections, John Durbeyfield implores his daughter, Tess, to visit the wealthy Mrs. D'Urberville and claim kin. Reluctantly, Tess agrees, but when she falls prey to the manipulations of Alec D'Urberville, the widow's dissolute son, her search for love and happiness takes a disastrous turn. An earnest suitor named Angel Clare offers hope for salvation, but Tess must decide whether to confess her sins to the minister's son-or bury them forever. First published in 1891, Tess of the D'Urbervilles scandalized Victorian readers with its frank depictions of female sexuality and its impassioned criticism of social conventions. Now widely recognized as Thomas Hardy's masterpiece, this tragic story of virtue destroyed is one of the most moving and unforgettable novels in English literature. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Phase the First: The Maiden, I-XI
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- Phase the Second: Maiden No More, XII-XV
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- Phase the Third: The Rally, XVI-XXIV1
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- XX
- XXI
- XXII
- XXIII
- XXIV
- Phase the Fourth:The Consequence, XXV-XXXIV
- XXV
- XXVI
- XXVII
- XXVIII
- XXIX
- XXX
- XXXI
- XXXII
- XXXIII
- XXXIV
- Phase the Fifth: The Woman Pays, XXXV-XLIV
- XXXV
- XXXVI
- XXXVII
- XXXVIII
- XXXIX
- XL
- XLI
- XLII
- XLIII
- XLIV
- Phase the Sixth: The Convert, XLV-LII
- XLV
- XLVI
- XLVII
- XLVIII
- XLIX
- L
- LI
- LII
- Phase the Seventh: Fulfilment, LIII-LIX
- LIII
- LIV
- LV
- LVI
- LVII
- LVIII
- LIX
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 15, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781504034586
- 1504034589
- OCLC:
- 945612080
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