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Tess of the D'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy ; edited with notes by Tim Dolin ; with an introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 (Author). Dolin, Tim, 1959- (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0141439599
  • ISBN: 9780141439594
  • Physical Description: lxviii, 517 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published : 1891.
Includes updated Further reading.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages xlii-xliii).
Formatted Contents Note:
General editor's preface -- Chronology : Hardy's life and works -- Map : The Wessex of the novels -- Bibliographical note -- Introduction -- Further reading -- A history of the text -- Tess of the D'Urbervilles -- Appendix I: Prefaces to the fifth and later editions -- Appendix II: The landscapes of Tess of the D'Urbervilles -- Appendix III: The Graphic illustrations -- Appendix IV: A poem relating to Tess -- Appendix V: 'Saturday night in Arcady', 'The Chaseborough dance' and 'The midnight baptism' -- Glossary.
Target Audience Note:
1090L Lexile
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Children of the rich > Fiction.
Children of clergy > Fiction.
Women household employees > Fiction.
Women murderers > Fiction.
Poor families > Fiction.
Women > Social conditions > Fiction.
Classical literature.
Love triangles.
Women.
Womyn.
Wessex (England) > Fiction.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Fiction.

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