Tess of the D´Uberville (Collins Classics) - Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D´Uberville (Collins Classics) - Thomas Hardy

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Tess of the d'Ubervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

After an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence. Unfortunately she is taken under the wing

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

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Thomas Hardy Boxed Set - Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Jude (Hardy Thomas)(Mixed media product)

Tess of the D´Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

A novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. An unforgettably powerful tragedy, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the great

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

Following a series of misfortunes, Tess Durbeyfield leaves her impoverished family to seek work with her rich relations. Her new employer, Alec d'Urberville, seems charming and kind. Tess has a mind of her own, but she is vulnerable and alone among strangers. Can she trust Alec? A year later Tess

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

'Thomas Hardy's thrilling story of seduction, murder, cruelty and betrayal' The TimesTess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich 'relatives', the

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happiness When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

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Tess of the d´Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and

Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Hardy abandoned the novel form at the turn of the century, probably after public reaction to Jude the Obscure, but continued to write verse displaying a wide variety of metrical styles and stanza forms and a broad scope of tone and attitude. This definitive volume contains selections from

Tess Of The D'urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Set in the bleak, magical Wessex landscape so familiar from Hardy's early work, Tess's cruel story reveals circumstances slowly closing in on her as she attempts to grasp a few moments of happiness with her lover. Patricia Ingham is the author of 'Thomas Hardy: A Feminist

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Gilbert Thomas)(Paperback)

Beautiful new edition with cover from David Dean Faber Childrens Classics have accessible font sizes for easier reading. Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor villager, learns she may be descendant from the rich d'Urberville family. She fails to claim kinship and is taken advantage of by the

Tess z d´Urbervillů - Thomas Hardy - e-kniha

eBook: Šestnáctiletá Tess je dcerou venkovanů Johna a Joan Durbeyfieldových. Když se její rodiče dozvědí, že jsou spříznění s rodem d'Urbervillů, vyšlou Tess za domnělou příbuznou, aby se u ní přihlásila o finanční pomoc nebo zaměstnání. Citlivá dívka se silnými

ELI - A - Young 3 - Tess of the D´urbervilles - readers - Thomas Hardy

STAGE 3 - 1000 headwords | B1 | Preliminary | Classic'A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented” The story, set in a poor rural area of England in the 19th century, centres around Tess Durbeyfield, a sweet, innocent, country girl who is a victim of fate and her own beauty.When her lazy father finds out

Tess z d´Urbervillů - Thomas Hardy

Kniha Tess z d´Urbervillů:Šestnáctiletá Tess je dcerou venkovanů Johna a Joan Durbeyfieldových. Když se její rodiče dozvědí, že jsou spříznění s rodem dUrbervillů, vyšlou Tess za domnělou příbuznou, aby se u ní přihlásila o finanční pomoc nebo zaměstnání. Citlivá

The Mayor of Casterbridge (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

Set against the backdrop of peaceful south-west England, where Thomas Hardy spent much of his youth, The Mayor of Casterbridge captures the author's unique genius for depicting the absurdity underlying much of the sorrow and humor in our lives.Michael Henchard is an out-of-work hay-trusser who gets

Far from the Madding Crowd (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the designIndependent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come

The Mayor of Casterbridge (Hardy Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Thomas Hardy's haunting study of guilt and lost love, now in a beautiful new hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to