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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Aegypan
Published: 08/01/2007
ISBN: 9781603127691
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5998 / Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Reading Level: 9.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 23