Hardy's Tess Durbeyfield is sent out to claim a connection with a wealthy family, and the consequences of that errand follow her through farm work, marriage and exile across the Wessex countryside.
The novel sets rural labour against social judgement, and Hardy gives as much care to dairy work, harvest and weather as to the people, so the landscape ends up carrying much of the argument. Its subtitle, A Pure Woman, was deliberately provocative when the book appeared, and the questions it raises about who is permitted a second chance still drive most classroom discussion of the text.
Quick facts for buyers:
• Hardy's Wessex novel in a complete paperback text
• Centres on rural labour, class and reputation in the English south west
• Frequently set for school and university literature courses
• Pairs naturally with Far from the Madding Crowd on a Hardy shelf
A solid choice for readers of Victorian fiction and for students working through the English literary canon, available at Boipoka.
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