- Thomas Hardy ; Tess of the d'UrbervillesTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel by Thomas Hardy.

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a celebrated English novelist and poet known for his profound exploration of human nature and social issues.

It tells the story of Jude Fawley, a working-class man with dreams of becoming a scholar, and his complex relationships with the women in his life, including his cousin Sue Bridehead and his estranged wife Arabella.

Part First AT MARYGREEN "Yea, many there be that have run out of their wits for women, and become servants for their sakes.

In what Sally Shuttleworth calls 'a drama of oppositions and conflicts', Hardy's story sets male desire against female constancy, and 'describes an arc across the horizon of late nineteenth-century social and cultural concerns: sexuality, ...

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Book 1: Enter the tumultuous world of ambition and societal expectations with “Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.” Hardy's novel follows Jude Fawley's quest for intellectual fulfillment and love, tackling themes of societal constraints, ...

Story of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager.

" The heath's changing face mirrors the fortunes of the farmers, inn-keepers, sons, mothers, and lovers who populate the novel. The "native" is Clym Yeobright, who comes home from a cosmopolitan life in Paris.

This classic novel tells the story of how the poor rural couple John and Joan Durbeyfield become convinced that they are descended from the ancient family of d’Urbervilles.