Tess of the DUrbervilles (Collins Classics)
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Tess of the DUrbervilles (Collins Classics)
By (Author) Thomas Hardy
HarperCollins Publishers
William Collins
19th December 2022
31st March 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Social classes
Biography and non-fiction prose
Social and cultural history
Literary theory
Literary studies: postcolonial literature
Feminism and feminist theory
823.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
496
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 38mm
430g
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'My life looks as if it had been wasted for want of chances! When I see what you know, what you have read, and seen, and thought, I feel what a nothing I am!'
Challenging the hypocrisy and social conventions of the rural Victorian world, Tess of the D'Urbervilles follows the story of Tess Durbeyfield as she attempts to escape the poverty of her background, seeking wealth by claiming connection with the aristocratic D'Urberville family. It is through Tess's relationships with two very different men that Hardy tells the story of his tragic heroine, and exposes the double standards of the world that she inhabits with searing pathos and heart-rending sentiment.
Author Bio
THOMAS HARDY (1840-1928) was an English author and poet best known for his literary masterpieces Jude the Obscure, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, and The Mayor of Casterbridge. While he achieved success during his lifetime for his novels, Hardy considered himself first and foremost a poet, and his poetry is today recognized as a significant influence on the Movement poets of the 1950s and 1960s.
