Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy. - Penguin/Godfrey Cave edition. - 507 pages ; 18 cm. - Penguin popular classics .
"First published 1891."
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.
0140620206 9780140620207
GB95-72676
England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
823.8 / H.T. T 1994
Tess of the d'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy. - Penguin/Godfrey Cave edition. - 507 pages ; 18 cm. - Penguin popular classics .
"First published 1891."
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.
0140620206 9780140620207
GB95-72676
England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
823.8 / H.T. T 1994