Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Title | Tess of the D'Urbervilles PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | English fiction |
ISBN |
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Title | Tess of the d'Urbervilles PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 495 |
Release | 2008-08-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0191579076 |
'She looked absolutely pure. Nature, in her fantastic trickery, had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess's countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air: "Tess- say it is not true! No, it is not true!"' Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice. Hardy's indictment of society's double standards, and his depiction of Tess as 'a pure woman', caused controversy in his day and has held the imagination of readers ever since. Hardy thought it his finest novel, and Tess the most deeply felt character he ever created. This unique critical text is taken from the authoritative Clarendon edition, which is based on the manuscript collated with all Hardy's subsequent revisions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Pursuit of the Well-beloved
Title | Pursuit of the Well-beloved PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | ReadHowYouWant.com |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1427041008 |
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Title | Tess of the D'Urbervilles PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780393959031 |
The text is fully annotated and includes a separate table of contents for the novel to assist readers in locating specific episodes or passages. Hardy's hand-drawn map of Wessex and the manuscript title page for the first edition of his novel are also included. Hardy and the Novel includes seven poems by Hardy that provide greater insight into his ethos; selections from Michael Millgate's biography of Hardy that depict the relationship between episodes in Tess of the D'Urbervilles and events in the author's life; and excerpts from Grindle and Gatrell's introduction to the 1983 edition that discuss Hardy's revision process in both manuscripts and early printed editions of the novel. Criticism features three contemporary reviews of the novel not printed in the earlier Norton editions, including the first feminist review of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Also new are "A Chat with Mr. Hardy," a hitherto unprinted post-publication interview with the author about his new novel, and five carefully selected critical interpretations. Essays by Elliot B. Gose, Jr., Peter R. Morton, and Gillian Beer address Hardy's debt to Charles Darwin, perhaps the single most important influence on Hardy's thought and imagination; Raymond Williams's essay presents a Marxist perspective; and Adrian Poole discusses the significance of Hardy's wisdom concerning "the trouble men's words have with women and the trouble women have with men's words." A Chronology, new to this edition, and a Selected Bibliography are included.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - With Audio Level 6 Oxford Bookworms Library
Title | Tess of the d'Urbervilles - With Audio Level 6 Oxford Bookworms Library PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2015-03-05 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0194631087 |
A level 6 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family. She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and does not know the cruel ways of the world. So, when a rich young man says he loves her, she is careful - but not careful enough. He is persuasive, and she is overwhelmed. It is not her fault, but the world says it is. Her young life is already stained by men's desires, and by death.
Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow
Title | Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow PDF eBook |
Author | Katy Towell |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Ghost stories |
ISBN | 0375868593 |
In Widowsbury, an isolated village where people believe "known is good, new is bad," three outcasts form the girls' school join forces with a home-schooled boy to uncover and combat the evil that is making people disappear.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Title | Tess of the D'Urbervilles PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 495 |
Release | 2005-02-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 019284069X |
Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbevilles, and meeting her "cousin" Alec proves to be her downfall. When Angel Clare offers her love and salvation, she must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.