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Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy author Simon Gatrell editor Juliet Grindle editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:31st Mar '83

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Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.

ISBN: 9780198124955

Dimensions: 223mm x 143mm x 40mm

Weight: 930g

654 pages