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Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (1891)
Today we journey to the harsh, beautiful landscape of Wessex to explore Thomas Hardy's tragic masterpiece, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented (1891). The novel follows the life of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful, innocent, and poor village girl whose family discovers they are descended from the ancient, noble d'Urberville lineage. . Tess's life becomes a harrowing struggle against the cruel forces of societal hypocrisy and tragic coincidence, starting with her seduction by the aristocratic Alec d'Urberville and her subsequent betrayal by the idealistic Angel Clare, who…
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