Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Recommended by Meg Rosoff, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #15 in Victorian, Ranked #31 in Events — see more rankings.
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'How could I be expected to know? I was a child when I left this house four months ago. Why didn't you tell me there was danger in men-folk? Why didn't you warn me? '
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love... more
'How could I be expected to know? I was a child when I left this house four months ago. Why didn't you tell me there was danger in men-folk? Why didn't you warn me? '
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love... more
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Meg Rosoff It’s very much about trying to find a place of happiness for yourself in a world full of obstacles, in a terrible maze of social change and convention at the end of the industrial revolution. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Tess of the D'Urbervilles is ranked in the following categories:
- #90 in Classic
- #39 in English Writer
- #48 in GRE
- #50 in GRE Prep
- #39 in Penguin Classics
- #95 in Project Gutenberg
- #88 in Public Domain
- #76 in UK
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