Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Violated by one man,forsaken by anotherTess Durbeyfield is the magnificent and spirited heroine of Thomas HardyΓÇÖs immortal work. Of all the great English novelistsno one writes more eloquently of tragic destiny than Hardy. With the innocent and powerless victim Tesshe creates profound sympathy for human frailty while passionately indicting the injustices of Victorian society. Scorned by outraged readers upon its publication in 1891Tess of the dΓÇÖUrbervilles is today one of the enduring classics of nineteenth-century literature.