Tess

Author: (English) Hardy
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Publish Date: 2006-08-12
Features: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), a renowned British writer. Tess of the d'Urbervilles is his masterpiece. The heroine, Tess, is born into a poor peddler family. Her parents send her to a wealthy old woman's house to claim kinship, but she is seduced by the young master, Alec. Later, she falls in love with and marries the son of a clergyman, Clare. On their wedding night, she confesses her past misfortune to her husband but is not forgiven. They separate, and her husband goes to Brazil. Several years later, Tess encounters Alec again, who persistently pursues her. Due to financial hardship, she is forced to live with her enemy. Soon after, Clare returns from abroad and expresses remorse for his past cruelty. In this situation, Tess painfully feels that it is Alec d'Urberville who makes her lose Angel again, and she furiously kills him. Later, she is arrested and executed by hanging.