Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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TextSeries: Collins ClassicsPublication details: London Harper Press 2010Description: 500pISBN: 9780007350919Subject(s): English fiction | England--Wessex | Women murderers | Poor families | Man-woman relationships | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) | Children of the rich | Children of clergy | Women household employeesDDC classification: 823.8 Summary: 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'Urbervilles 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.
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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'Urbervilles 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.
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