Tess of the D'Urbervilles
178 Installments—Entirely free
(Preview)
Members' Rating: 
from 1 Rating
ISBN:0375756795
About the Author
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset, England, to a working-class family who instilled the value of education in their young son from his earliest years. After completing his formal schooling, Hardy began work as an architect’s apprentice at the age of sixteen. He continued his apprenticeship for a few years, eventually leaving it to attend King’s College, London. Although Hardy gained recognition for his work in school, he still felt that another career was calling him and so returned to Dorset to become a writer. Hardy turned out a number of poems and novels in the years to come, among them Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, and Far From the Madding Crowd. Hardy’s writing drew both praise and criticism from his readers, with some of them applauding his brutally honest depictions of rural life and modern values, and others decrying his departure from traditionally conservative Victorian literature. Known for his brooding meditations on human desires and destinies, Thomas Hardy’s works remain some of the most highly regarded in English literature.
Like this author? Check out the list of books by this author available on DailyLit.
Back to topOpening Lines (Experimental)
On an evening in the latter part of May a middle-aged man was walking homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore, or Blackmoor. The pair of legs that carried him were rickety, and there was a bias in his gait which inclined him somewhat to the left of a ...
Back to topRatings for 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' by Hardy, Thomas
| reneadiamond | | 2008-06-27 |
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Send 178 installments for free as a gift.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Receive installments for free
