01835cam a2200361 a 4500 2664 FISKH 20240109110855.0 760503s1956 nyua 000 1 eng 56001967 9780007350919 DLC DLC DLC eng PZ3.H222 Te24 PR4748 .A1 1956 Copyright deposit copy, in slipcase, with embossed stamp below colophon: This is one of 15 presentation copies 'out of series.' No. 269 (Dec. 1955) of Monthly letter of the Limited Editions Club laid in. LEC no. 262 Copy no. 1, in slipcase, acquired as part of an archival set from the publisher in 2008. 823.8 Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Tess of the d'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy London : Harper Collins, 2010. 500 pages : 18 cm Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a harrowing critique of social class and the powerlessness of women. Tess, a beautiful young woman, is pushed on her rich "relatives" by her grasping father. When the young Lord does with her as he likes, Tess's whole life falls into ruins from which she attempts to free herself. The novel met with mixed reviews upon publication, because it challenged the precepts of society. It is now considered a classic of English literature. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Fiction. Children of the rich Fiction. Children of clergy Fiction. Women household employees Fiction. Women murderers Fiction. Poor families Fiction. Wessex (England) Fiction. Pastoral fiction. gsafd Didactic fiction. gsafd 7 cbc premver 1 ncip 19 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 2664 2664 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC 001 001 TKSF 2024-01-09 0 HAR Fic PR4748.A2 FISSE04470 2024-01-09 11:06:54 2024-01-09 BK