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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion.
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About Tess of the D'Urbervilles
A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading.
| Published: | 14 Aug 2008 |
| Pages: | 443 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN 13: | 9780199537051 |
| ISBN 10: | 0199537054 |