Tess of the d'Urbervilles
(Book)
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Published:
Lexington, KY :
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
403 pages ; 23 cm
Lexile measure:
1110L
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Description
"Hardy's penultimate work, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is arguably the greatest tragedy of all Victorian literature. It tells the story of Tess, an impoverished woman whose past relations and miscarriage cause her to be rejected by her husband on their wedding night. Touching upon the themes of class, religion, gender, and sexuality, the novel was highly controversial for its time and is held in high esteem by literary scholars to this day."--Publisher description.
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Meriden Adult Fiction
CLASSIC HARDY
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1619492725, 9781619492721
Lexile measure:
1110
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Description
"Hardy's penultimate work, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is arguably the greatest tragedy of all Victorian literature. It tells the story of Tess, an impoverished woman whose past relations and miscarriage cause her to be rejected by her husband on their wedding night. Touching upon the themes of class, religion, gender, and sexuality, the novel was highly controversial for its time and is held in high esteem by literary scholars to this day."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Hardy, T. Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. .
MLA Citation (style guide)Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
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