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This book is based on Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.
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This Third Edition of Tess of the D'Urbervilles introduces the highly praised 1983 Clarendon text edited by Juliet Grindle and Simon Gatrell. The text is fully annotated and includes a separate table of contents for the novel to assist readers in locating specific episodes or passages. ... read more
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- Tess Durbeyfield: She is our main character. Tess goes from bad to worse, with moments of goodness in between.
- Joan Durbeyfield: Tess's mother, a silly woman, who in her own way has acquired life's wisdom
- John Durbeyfield: Tess's father: a lazy man, who when he discovers he is descendant from nobility has even more excuses to not work.
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- Alec D'urberville: A rich cousin who Tess goes to at the urging of her family to claim relations.
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This book is in Norton Critical Editions. (edition-based publisher list)
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- Thomas Hardy (Author)
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Page Count: 467
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- Dewey: 823.8
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