Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) (edit title/settings)

Ramon edited the links to supplemental material of Tess of the d'Urbervilles 5 days ago.

• Added a link: Wkipedia Article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tess_of_the_d%27Urbervilles) : A novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. Though now considered an important work of English literature, the book received mixed reviews when it first appeared, in part because it challenged the sexual mores of Hardy's day. The original manuscript is on display at the British Library, showing that it was originally titled "Daughter of the d'Urbervilles."

Ramon edited the links to supplemental material of Tess of the d'Urbervilles 5 days ago.

• Added a link: Book and Film Review (http://nighthawknews.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/top-100-novels-60-tess-of-the-durbervilles/) : Elizabethan tragedy invariably involved a tragic flaw. There are flaws that lead to the deaths of Hamlet, MacBeth, Othello and Lear, and, usually, the deaths of most of those around them, especially those they love. Modern tragedies do not necessary follow the same track. Many of them emerge from naturalism, the style of Thomas Hardy and Theodore Dreiser. These characters are bound up in stories that are larger than themselves; there is nothing they can do to avoid their fate. I am reminded of that great line from Roger Ebert in his review of McCabe and Mrs. Miller (a film that perfectly fits the Hardy mode): “Some people are just incapable of not getting themselves killed.” That is the summation of Hardy’s characters (and, a century later, the characters of Ian McEwan). What a testimony it is to this novel and to Hardy’s mastery of language that we continue to read this, knowing full well what the ending will bring.

Odd_Duck edited the links to supplemental material of Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thursday, April 5, 2012.

• Added a link: Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/110) : Free e-book
• Added a link: Librivox (http://librivox.org/tess-of-the-durbervilles/) : Free audio book read by Adrian Praetzellis (Total running time: 17:51:53)