Tess of the durbervilles

Synopsis

Set in hardy's wessex, tess of the d'urbervilles is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It challenging sub-title, a pure woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimisticield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she way be descended from the ancient family of d'urberville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a greek tragedy.