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Tess of the D'Urbervilles : a pure woman faithfully presented
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- Description
- 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.
- Publication date
- 1893.
- Call number
- 486768
- Provenance
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valentine, September 1987.
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