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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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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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Erotic fiction.
Love stories.
Young women > England > Wessex > Fiction.
Country life > England > Fiction.
Poor > England > Wessex > Fiction.
Seduction > England > Wessex > Fiction.
Life change events > England > Fiction.
Wessex (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
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The beauty or ugliness of a character lay not only in its achievements, but in its aims and impulses; its true history lay, not among things done, but among things willed. Excerpted from Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Thomas Gilbert All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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