Thomas Hardy and Oxford Classics
Discover Thomas Hardy's classic novel *Tess of the D'Urbervilles* in the Oxford Classics edition—a curated list for lovers of timeless fiction, literary depth, and Victorian tragedy.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
A ne'er-do-well exploits his gentle daughter's beauty for social advancement in this masterpiece of tragic fiction. Hardy's 1891 novel defied convention to focus on the rural lower class for a frank treatment of sexuality and religion. Then and now, his sympathetic portrait of a victim of Victorian hypocrisy offers compelling reading.
