Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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4.3 • 440 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, also known as Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Tess of the d'Urbervilles or just Tess, is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper The Graphic in 1891. [1] 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, [2] showing that it was originally titled "Daughter of the d'Urbervilles." [3] In 2003, the novel was listed at number 26 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
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Anna Bentinck ratchets up the melodrama for this full-blooded reading of Hardy's classic a staple of high-school English classes everywhere. Students desperate to penetrate Hardy's notoriously slow masterpiece should turn to Bentinck, who gives it an intense emotional coloring. She makes Hardy sound like a brother to the Bront sisters: passionate and brooding. Bentinck alternates between a crisp, precise narrative voice that sounds like Helen Mirren, and Tess's own voice, quavering, shallow and meek. Bentinck retains her composure throughout, and her assured performance may be a welcome rescue for struggling 11th graders across the country.
Customer Reviews
Tess of the d'Ubervilles
What is to be said? It's a Thomas Hardy work, so apparently predictable at the start, but then never to be so, a troubling, course treatise, a wonderful read,
Book of hardships
The book reminds the reader of the hardships of life and what happens when we look to people for significance instead of Jesus. I was hoping the main character would come to faith, but people in the church looked down at Tess. It’s a good reminder to love all those who come into the church.
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Amazing read