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Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Tess of the D'Urbervilles about?
Etched against the background of a dying rural society, Tess of the d'Urbervilles was Thomas Hardy's "bestseller," and Tess Durbeyfield remains his most striking and tragic heroine. Of all the characters he created, she meant the most to him. Hopelessly torn between two men--Alec d'Urberville, a wealthy, dissolute young man who seduces her in a lonely wood, and Angel Clare, her provincial, moralistic, and unforgiving husband--Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act. --"Like the greatest characters in literature, Tess lives beyond the final pages of the book as a permanent citizen of the imagination," said Irving Howe. "In Tess he stakes everything on his sensuous apprehension of a young woman's life, a girl who is at once a simple milkmaid and an archetype of feminine strength. ... Tess is that rare creature in literature: goodness made interesting."--Now Tess of the d'Urbervilles has been brought to television in a magnificent new co-production from A & E Network and London Weekend Television. Justine Waddell (Anna Karenina) stars as the tragic heroine, Tess; Oliver Milburn (Chandler & Co.) is Angel Clare; and Jason Flemyng is Alec d'Urberville. The
Who reads Tess of the D'Urbervilles?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780553900828
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (189 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14