Tess - A Classic of Foreign Literature

Author: Hardy
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book is one of Hardy's most outstanding works and one of the greatest works in English literature. The protagonist, Tess, represents one of Hardy's greatest contributions to the human world and has become one of the most beautiful and captivating female figures in the canon of world literature. Tess, a poor girl, is deflowered by the due to her beauty. As a result, she falls into a state of depression. Later, after time heals her wounds, she regains her strength and begins a new life. She meets a young and handsome Clare, and the two fall deeply in love. However, on their wedding day, Clare discovers Tess's past. This book is in English. Tess is a kind and innocent rural girl, yet her fate is incredibly tragic. She is seduced but carries the burden of a so-called stain on her reputation. She longs to start anew, only to be abandoned by her husband on their wedding night, with the justification that she is no longer pure. In desperation, she turns to those who once wronged her, only to be met with her husband's belated remorse. In the end, the despairing Tess kills the man who tormented her, and what awaits her is the merciless hangman's noose.