Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199537051)

Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice.
Hardy's indictment of society's double standards, and his depiction of Tess as "a pure woman," caused controversy in his day and has held the imagination of readers ever since. Hardy thought it his finest novel, and Tess the most deeply felt character he ever created. This unique critical text is taken from the authoritative Clarendon edition, which is based on the manuscript collated with all Hardy's subsequent revisions.

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Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN-10: 0199537054
ISBN-13: 9780199537051
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2008
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.14w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.5
Point Value: 23
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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