Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy audiobook

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

By Thomas Hardy
Read by Jilly Bond

Dreamscape Media

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $55.99

    ISBN: 9798228213555

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    ISBN: 9798228213579

Runtime: 16.35 Hours
Category: Fiction/Classics
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles received mixed reviews upon its publication in 1891-1892 for its frank discussion of female sexuality and the hypocrisy of Victorian morality. Set in Wessex (a fictional part of southwestern England that is the setting for many of Hardy's novels), Tess Durbeyfield is the impoverished eldest daughter of uneducated peasants. Throughout the story she navigates a world of desire and romance made complicated by her social status. Considered by some to be his Masterpiece, Hardy's themes and imagery describe the corrosive effect of industrialization on the natural world and especially poor country folk.

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Author Bio: Thomas Hardy

Author Bio: Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English poet, dramatist, and novelist, was born on the Egdon Heath in Dorset. He studied in Dorchester and apprenticed to an architect before leaving for London, where he began to write. Unable to find a public for his poetry, which idealized the rural life, he turned to the novel and met with success as well as controversy. The strong public reaction against some of his darker themes turned him back to writing verse. Today several of his novels are considered masterpieces of tragedy.

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Available Formats : Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Classics
Runtime: 16.35
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English