Tess of the D'Ubervilles - Wordsworth Classics
'Remember, my lady, I was your master once! I will be your master again. If you are any man's wife you are mine!'. Tess of the D'Ubervilles, 1891
The famous novel by Thomas Hardy, the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a young innocent country girl sent to claim kin with the wealthy D'Urbeville family. It follows Tess's journey from her early innocence to entering an abusive and then loving relationship with two very different men, causing her downfall and hardship.
Against the backdrop of nature, the seasons and the arrival of industrialisation in the countryside this novel explores the themes of power, control, and societal judgement.Ā
Paperback - 1992
384 pages
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