Tess of the D'urbervilles
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Mainland Spain
A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, ...
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- ISBN13 9780140623703
- ISBN10 0140623701
- Type BOOK
- Pages 507
- Published 1994
- Language English
- Bookbinding Rustic
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English LiteratureTess of the D'urbervilles
Editorial PENGUIN BOOKS
A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, ...
Mainland Spain
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A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading.