Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Hardy's finest novel, written in most lyrical and atmospheric language. Set in the semi-fictional county of Wessex, the story follows life of a young woman who struggles to find her place in society. Tess, often viewed as an Earth goddess, and in Hardy's view, a truly good woman, is despised by soci...

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Main Author: Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
Other Authors: Dolin, Tim, 1959-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : Penguin, 1998
Series:Penguin classics
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Online Access:Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
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245 1 0 |a Tess of the D'Urbervilles /  |c Thomas Hardy ; edited with notes by Tim Dolin ; with an introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet. 
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300 |a lxviii, 517 p. ;  |c 20 cm. 
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500 |a Reprinted with updated further reading. 
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520 |a Hardy's finest novel, written in most lyrical and atmospheric language. Set in the semi-fictional county of Wessex, the story follows life of a young woman who struggles to find her place in society. Tess, often viewed as an Earth goddess, and in Hardy's view, a truly good woman, is despised by society after loosing her virginity before marriage. A tale of seduction, love, betrayal, and murder. The book challenged the sexual norms of the day and was heavily censored when first published. 
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650 0 |a Seduction  |z England  |z Wessex  |v Fiction. 
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