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Title: Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
Note: Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Steve Menyhert, Meredith Ricker, John Hamm and Joseph E. Loewenstein
Summary: "Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman" by Thomas Hardy is a novel written in the late 19th century during the Victorian era. The story revolves around Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman whose family lineage is revealed to be noble but now fallen into poverty. The novel explores themes of social class, gender roles, and the tragic consequences of self-discovery and societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces us to Tess's father, John Durbeyfield, who learns from a local parson that he is a descendant of the noble d'Urberville family. This revelation instills in him a sense of pride and prompts him to indulge in drunkenness, neglecting his responsibilities. Meanwhile, we see Tess as a naive and beautiful young woman participating in a May Day celebration, where she anxiously witnesses her father's display of pride. The incident with a horse, a vital source of livelihood for her family, leads to tragic consequences when it is killed in an accident due to her father's negligence, setting the stage for Tess's struggles as she takes on the role of caregiver and attempts to navigate her complicated family dynamics and emerging identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
EBook No.: 110
Published: Feb 1, 1994
Downloads: 4126
Language: English
Subject: Didactic fiction
Subject: Poor families -- Fiction
Subject: Children of the rich -- Fiction
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Subject: Pastoral fiction
Subject: Children of clergy -- Fiction
Subject: Wessex (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Women murderers -- Fiction
Subject: Rape victims -- Fiction
Subject: Women household employees -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
Note: Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Steve Menyhert, Meredith Ricker, John Hamm and Joseph E. Loewenstein
Summary: "Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman" by Thomas Hardy is a novel written in the late 19th century during the Victorian era. The story revolves around Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman whose family lineage is revealed to be noble but now fallen into poverty. The novel explores themes of social class, gender roles, and the tragic consequences of self-discovery and societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces us to Tess's father, John Durbeyfield, who learns from a local parson that he is a descendant of the noble d'Urberville family. This revelation instills in him a sense of pride and prompts him to indulge in drunkenness, neglecting his responsibilities. Meanwhile, we see Tess as a naive and beautiful young woman participating in a May Day celebration, where she anxiously witnesses her father's display of pride. The incident with a horse, a vital source of livelihood for her family, leads to tragic consequences when it is killed in an accident due to her father's negligence, setting the stage for Tess's struggles as she takes on the role of caregiver and attempts to navigate her complicated family dynamics and emerging identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
EBook No.: 110
Published: Feb 1, 1994
Downloads: 4126
Language: English
Subject: Didactic fiction
Subject: Poor families -- Fiction
Subject: Children of the rich -- Fiction
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Subject: Pastoral fiction
Subject: Children of clergy -- Fiction
Subject: Wessex (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Women murderers -- Fiction
Subject: Rape victims -- Fiction
Subject: Women household employees -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.