Tess of the d'Urbervilles, a Pure Woman (Large Print) (Paperback)

from Kristelh

This book by Hardy comes to me highly recommended by others and it lived up to its high recommendation. Tess Durbeyfield is a tragic heroine, Angel Clare is maddening. Men readily abuse this young woman who starts out so sweet and ends so tragically. Tess's spirit is slowly destroyed by the event...

from gypsysmom

When I read this in high school I doubt that I had the same insights as I did this time around. I don't really remember much about the book from that time but the thought that stayed with me all along was how unfair it was that Tess should have to suffer because she was raped. I saw it as an exam...

from mausergem

John Durbeyfield is a poor artisan in the village of Marlott finds out that he is a descendant of an old family the d'Urbervilles, which is now extinct. He and his wife are overjoyed. There is a rich family of the same name in the next county. So they sent their daughter, Tess to their supposed r...

from m.belljackson

Hardy's sense of place - "...surprised and delighted to behold, extended like a map beneath him, a country differing absolutely from that which he had passed through" - and development of characters excel, but the plot and the recriminatings of Tess simply drag on for too long. Deciding to tell A...

from lauralkeet

I was surprised how much I liked this book. Thomas Hardy tells a tragic story of a young Victorian woman who is truly a victim of both her society, and a few people who hold influence over her. I thought the book would be a difficult and depressing read, and yet, even though I knew this to be a t...