| Tess of the d'Urbervilles Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author), Dolin, Tim (Editor), Dolin, Tim (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0141040335 ISBN-13: 9780141040332 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Coming to PBS in January 2009a a MasterpieceTM Classic production of Thomas Hardyas "Tess of the DaUrbervillesTess Durbeyfield knows what it is to work hard and expect little. But her life is about to veer from the path trod by her mother and grandmother. When her neaer-do-well father learns that his family is the last of a long noble line, the daUrbervilles, he sends Tess on a journey to meet her supposed kina a journey that will see her victimized by lust, poverty, and hypocrisy. With its sensitive depiction of one of literatureas most admirable and tragic heroines and its powerful criticism of social convention, "Tess of the DaUrbervilles" is one of the most moving and poetic of Thomas Hardyas novels. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Romance - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 5" W x 7.9" (1.60 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5998 Reading Level: 9.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |