Tess of the d'Urbervilles ~ Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy

Overview

Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is a novel about a country girl named Tess who is sent off to live with a relative as a ‘claim kin’ because of her parents’ financial problems. Tess meets with tragedy at her new home and the story unfolds from there. As with Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy challenged the sexual mores of the prudish Victorian period with this story.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151253680
Publisher:	Seedbox Press, LLC
Publication date:	04/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	899,404
File size:	477 KB

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks