Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Classics

Tess, the eldest daughter of a poor carter in Marlott, goes to work for the rich d'Uberville family, where she becomes pregnant with the child of Alec, the d'Uberville's son. This action makes her a fallen woman and leads to tragedy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles got mixed reception when it was published because it portrayed Tess sympathetically and challenged the prevailing sexual mores. A copy was burnt by the Bishop of Wakefield. Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, short-story writer and poet. He destroyed the manuscript of his first, unplaced novel, but -- encouraged by mentor and friend George Meredith -- tried again. His important work took place in an area of southern England he called Wessex, named after the English kingdom that existed before the Norman Conquest.

• | Author: Thomas Hardy
• | Publisher: Aegypan
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2007
• | Number of Pages: 364 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1603127690
• | ISBN-13: 9781603127691