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'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' is a masterpiece in which Hardy takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of love,lust,betrayal and hardship together with the beautiful protagonist Tess D'Urbeyfield. Written in old english, this novel serves as a timeline, transporting the reader back to the 19th century at the dawn of the industrial revolution, where people still travelled on horseback and lived by candlelight. Hardy questions the truisms of God, the Church and fate, and despite society's views he portrays Tess as the 'Pure Woman' that she really is.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Authoritative Text (Norton Critical Edition) by Thomas Hardy
jeniripard, December 7, 2006
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' is a masterpiece in which Hardy takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of love,lust,betrayal and hardship together with the beautiful protagonist Tess D'Urbeyfield. Written in old english, this novel serves as a timeline, transporting the reader back to the 19th century at the dawn of the industrial revolution, where people still travelled on horseback and lived by candlelight. Hardy questions the truisms of God, the Church and fate, and despite society's views he portrays Tess as the 'Pure Woman' that she really is.(14 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)