Book Review of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Name of Book: Tess of the d'Urbervilles Author: Thomas Hardy ISBN: 0-553-21168-4 Publisher: Bantam classic Type of book: rape, 1800s, marriage, values, adult, descendants of wealth, adult Year it was published: 1891 Summary: Violated by one man, forsaken by another, Tess Durbeyfield is the magnificent and spirited heroine of Thomas Hardy’s immortal work. Of all the great English novelists, no one writes more eloquently of tragic destiny than Hardy. With the innocent and powerless victim Tess, he creates profound sympathy for human frailty while passionately indicting the injustices of Victorian society. Scorned by outraged readers upon its publication in 1891, Tess of the d’Urbervilles is today one of the enduring classics of nineteenth-century literature. Characters: I found Tess to be a confusing character and couldn't understand a lot of her actions. Why couldn't she keep her mouth shut about not being a virgin? Doesn't she realize how she'll ...