by Thomas Hardy · ISBN 9781840224450
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a novel by the English writer Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. The work tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman from rural England who, after a series of misfortunes, faces the harsh realities of Victorian society. The novel explores themes such as social class, morality and destiny, and is considered one of the most important works of English literature.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
