Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

Her affection for bim was now tbe breatb and life of Tess's being; it enveloped ber as a photospbere, irradiated ber into forgetfulness of ber past sorYows, keeping back tbe gloomy spectres tbat would persist in tbeir attempts to toucb ber.

The starving Durbeyfields from the small village of Marlott discover a wealthy connection: they send their beautiful daughter Tess to the d'Urberville mansion to claim kinship, hoping to restore their fortunes with a lucrative match. But can Tess convince her handsome'cousin' Alec to help her? Or will their romance ultimately ensure her downfall?

A powerful and desperate novel of love and hopelessness in rural Britain.