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Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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Tess of the d'UrbervillesThe ne'er do well sire of a starving brood suddenly discovers a family connection to the aristocracy, and his selfish scheme to capitalize on their wealth sets a fateful plot in motion. Jack Durbeyfield dispatches his gentle daughter Tess to the home of their noble kin, anticipating a lucrative match between the lovely girl and a titled cousin. Innocent Tess finds the path of the d'Urberville estate paved with ruin in this gripping tale of the

The ne'er-do-well sire of a starving brood suddenly discovers a family connection to the aristocracy, and his selfish scheme to capitalize on their wealth sets a fateful plot in motion. Jack Durbeyfield dispatches his gentle daughter Tess to the home of their noble kin, anticipating a lucrative match between the lovely girl and a titled cousin. Innocent Tess finds the path of the d'Urberville estate paved with ruin in this gripping tale of the inevitability of fate and the tragic nature of existence.
Subtitled A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, Thomas Hardy's sympathetic portrait of a blameless young woman's destruction first appeared in 1891. Its powerful indictment of Victorian hypocrisy, along with its unconventional focus on the rural lower class and its direct treatment of sexuality and religion, raised a ferocious public outcry. Tess of the D'Ubervilles is Hardy's penultimate novel; the pressures of critical infamy shortly afterward drove the author to abandon the genre in favor of poetry. Like his fictional heroine, the artist fell victim to a rigidly oppressive moral code.
Today, Tess is regarded as Hardy's masterpiece, embodying all of the most profoundly moving elements of its creator's dark vision. No perspective on 19th-century fiction is complete without a consideration of this compelling tale, now available in an inexpensive and high-quality edition.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 06/14/2001
ISBN: 9780486415895
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.24w x 0.77d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5998 / Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Reading Level: 9.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 23

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M. Williams
Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 5
A wonderful edition!
Format: Paperback
I highly recommend this edition above all others available. The translation is very clear and lucid and actually makes Timaeus and Critias real page-turners. Not only is the translation great, but the introductory material is incredible. While one review here mentions that the translation misses some of the nuance of Platonic thought (which I don't necessarily agree with that), the introduction more than makes up for that. So many available editions of Timaeus are written by reluctant scholars who act puzzled as to why they've been asked to introduce Timaeus when they are obviously either not fond of it, or dismissive of it as an authentic piece of Plato's canon. At last, we have an edition that is faithful and generous to the source material!
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Emma
Belleville, US
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Format: Paperback
Good purchase. No problem with the condition or quality
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Chance
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 5
Classic
Format: Paperback
Its Plato, its the Universe, its Oxford, classic Philosophy, its Atlantis, and good Translator. what more could you really want? As long as it doesnt come damaged there is no reason for a bad review.
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Elijah Brooks
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
The origin of Atlantis was orally passed down from an Egyptian priest.
Format: Paperback
I haven’t even finished it yet because I’ve been very busy with college. However, it is fascinating to read the story of Atlantis. Personally, I believe it was a real lost city. Mythology can sometimes be true if it speaks about lost cities.
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GingerWineGirl
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Terrific Translation, wonderful reference
Format: Paperback
I have been wanting to read this for as long as I can remember, and I'm trilled with this version. It's too bad this Plato guy isn't still writing - ha ha ha
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