Tess of the D'Urbervilles

By: Thomas Hardy

Published January 30th 2003 by Penguin Classics (first published April 1st 1891)

Category: Biography

Pages: 518 pages

Description:
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439594.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her '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 or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.