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Thomas Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Paperback). With its depiction of the wronged 'pure woman' Tess and its powerful criticism of Victorian hypocrisy,Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels. Title: Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Further DetailsTitle: Tess of the D'Urbervilles Condition: New Author: Thomas Hardy Contributor: Margaret Higonnet (Introduction by), Tim Dolin (Edited by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0141439599 EAN: 9780141439594 ISBN: 9780141439594 Publisher: Penguin Classics Genre: Fiction Topic: Classic Fiction, Society & Culture, Social Sciences Release Date: 01/30/2003 Description: 'The greatest tragic writer among the English novelists' Virginia Woolf With its depiction of the wronged 'pure woman' Tess and its powerful criticism of Victorian hypocrisy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels. When its heroine, Tess Durbeyfield, is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, 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. Edited with notes by TIM DOLIN and an Introduction by MARGARET R. HIGONNET Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 25mm Item Weight: 404g Release Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.