German Tess

Author: Hardy (English)
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Forced by life, the young girl Tess works for the fake family of Aleister in the house. She is seduced and loses her innocence. Unwilling to endure humiliation, she leaves Aleister. At the dairy farm, Tess falls in love with the young man Clare. On their wedding night, she confesses her misfortune to Clare and is abandoned by him. To wait for Clare, Tess suffers countless hardships in the world, and Aleister takes advantage of the opportunity to repossess Tess. Clare repents and returns, wanting to mend their broken relationship. In desperation, Tess kills Aleister. She flees to Clare, and is later sentenced to death. The novel is an important work by the renowned British writer Hardy. Published in the 1890s, it faced criticism from some but was widely embraced by readers, translated into multiple languages, and became an immortal world classic.