Tess of the d'Urbervilles: The Original 1891 Literary Classic Novel Paperback – October 30, 2021

Unique ElementsAuthor BiographyAn Unmissable Literary Classic by Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles by English author Thomas Hardy is a book of literary fiction first published in 1891in the UK.A celebrated 19th century literary classic, and a tragic masterpiece.Excerpt‘How very lovable her face was to him. Yet there was nothing ethereal about it; all was real vitality, real warmth, real incarnation. And it was in her mouth that this culminated. Eyes almost as deep and speaking he had seen before, and cheeks perhaps as fair; brows as arched, a chin and throat almost as shapely; her mouth he had seen nothing to equal on the face of the earth. To a young man with the least fire in him that little upward lift in the middle of her red top lip was distracting, infatuating, maddening. He had never before seen a woman’s lips and teeth which forced upon his mind with such persistent iteration the old Elizabethan simile of roses filled with snow.’SynopsisHardy’s tragic masterpiece follows the life of Tess Durbeyfield, driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune. But meeting her dissolute cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past.Title Details◆ Original 1891 text◆ Literary fiction◆ 5.5 x 8.5 in◆ Matte Cover◆ White Paper Read more