Tess of the d'Urbervilles -III（）

Author: Li Zhengshuan
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: "Bedside Lamp English Learning Readers" series selects 50 works from abroad that are worth reading in a lifetime, written in 3,000 commonly used words. The language is modern, authentic, standard, and pure, yet easy to understand. Reading this book allows readers to accumulate Western culture and improve their taste and cultivation. This book is one of the series, one of Hardy's outstanding works, and one of the greatest works in English literature. The protagonist of the novel, Tess, is Hardy's great contribution to the human world. She has become one of the most beautiful and charming female figures in the gallery of world literature. Tess, who lived in poverty, was defiled by the young master of the landlord because of her beauty. As a result, Tess was once mentally down. Later, after the cleansing of time, Tess regained her spirit and began a new life. She met a young and handsome Clare, and the two fell in love. However, on the day of their wedding, Clare learned about Tess's past. Due to financial hardship, Tess was arranged by her parents to trace her family roots with the De family. Unbeknownst to her, De was an imposter in the capitalist class. The son of De's wife, Aleck, was a playboy who took the opportunity to humiliate Tess. Tess resolutely left De's house. She met the son of a low church pastor, Clare. On their wedding night, Tess told him about her experiences, and Clare turned cruel, abandoned Tess, and went alone to Brazil. During her wandering, she encountered the hypocritical Aleck again. Forced by livelihood, she returned to his side. Clare's experiences in Brazil made him realize his mistakes and return to search for Tess. Clare's arrival put Tess in a dilemma. After arguing with Aleck out of despair, she killed him. Subsequently, she and Clare spent a few magical days of escape in the wilderness. One morning in July, a black flag of execution slowly rose on the high pole of the city prison tower, and Clare was filled with regret for the rest of his life.