Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When she meets Angel Clare, she...
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Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When she meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice. This unique critical text is taken from the Clarendon edition, based on the manuscript and collated withHardy's later revisions. Intro -- Contents -- General Editor's Preface -- Map of Hardy's Wessex -- Map of Locations in Tess of the d'Urbervilles -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Thomas Hardy -- TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES -- PHASE THE FIRST -- The Maiden, I-XI -- PHASE THE SECOND -- Maiden No More, XII-XV -- PHASE THE THIRD -- The Rally, XVI-XXIV -- PHASE THE FOURTH -- The Consequence, XXV-XXXIV -- PHASE THE FIFTH -- The Woman Pays, XXXV-XLIV -- PHASE THE SIXTH -- The Convert, XLV-LII -- PHASE THE SEVENTH -- Fullfilment, LIII-LIX -- Explanatory Notes.
