Tess of the d'Urbervilles Bedside Lamp.3: An English Learning Reader

Author: Li Zhengshuan et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Due to having no means of livelihood, Tess was arranged by her parents to go to the d'Urberville family to claim kinship. However, d'Urberville turned out to be a fake capitalist. The son of Mrs. d'Urberville, Alec, was a playboy who took the opportunity to humiliate Tess. Tess resolutely left the d'Urberville family. She met the son of a low church minister, Clare. On their wedding night, Tess confessed her experiences, but Clare turned hostile and abandoned Tess, going alone to Brazil. During her travels, she encountered the hypocritical follower Alec again. Forced by livelihood, she returned to his side. Clare's experiences in Brazil led him to realize his mistakes and return to search for Tess. Clare's arrival put Tess in a dilemma. After arguing with Alec, driven by despair, she killed him. Subsequently, she and Clare spent several days of magical escape in the wilderness. One morning in July, a black flag for execution was slowly raised on the high mast of the city prison tower, and Clare carried this regret for life.