Tess Of The D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

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Tess Of The D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

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Regular price £5.80
Condition - very good
3 in stock
Summary

Set in the bleak, magical Wessex landscape so familiar from Hardy's early work, Tess's cruel story reveals circumstances slowly closing in on her as she attempts to grasp a few moments of happiness with her lover. Patricia Ingham is the author of "Thomas Hardy: A Feminist Reading".

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Tess Of The D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D’Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her ‘cousin’ Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future
Thomas Hardy was born on 2 June 1840. His father was a stonemason. He was brought up near Dorchester and trained as an architect. In 1868 his work took him to St Juliot's church in Cornwall where he met his wife-to-be, Emma. His first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, was rejected by publishers but Desperate Remedies was published in 1871 and this was rapidly followed by Under the Greenwood Tree (1872), A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873) and Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). He also wrote many other novels, poems and short stories. Tess of the D'Urbervilles was published in 1891. His final novel was Jude the Obscure (1895). Hardy was awarded the Order of Merit in 1920 and the gold medal of the Royal Society of Literature in 1912. His wife died in 1912 and he later married his secretary. Thomas Hardy died 11 January 1928.
SKU GOR000973047
ISBN 13 9781857150339
ISBN 10 1857150333
Title Tess Of The D'urbervilles
Author Thomas Hardy
Series Everyman's Library Classics
Condition very good
Binding type Hardback
Publisher Everyman
Year published 1991-09-26
Number of pages 280
Prizes Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003, Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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