Tess of the d'Urbervilles :

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles : a pure woman / Thomas Hardy ; introduced by A. Alvarez and edited by David Skilton. - Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin Books, 1978. - 534 p. ; 18 cm.

"Short bibliography of criticism": p. 23.

Tess struggles to overcome poverty and ignorance, but is no match for the wiles of various men, who use her and then condemn her. She is a classic tragic hero, good of heart but damned by society.

9788171674374 9780140431353


English literature.

PR4748 / .A1 1978

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