Tess of the d'Urbervilles [sound recording]
Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928200805UU
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Socially critical and emotionally complex, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is Hardy's masterpiece. It tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, forced by her family's poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles. Violated by the son, Alec, her hopes of rebuilding her life with the gentle and bookish Angel Clare founder when he learns of her past. Socially critical and emotionally complex, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is Hardy's masterpiece. It tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, forced by her family's poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles.Violated by the son, Alec, her hopes of rebuilding her life with the gentle and bookish Angel Clare founder when he learns of her past. Set among the lush pastures and bleak uplands of Hardy's imagined Wessex, and filled with unforgettable images of tenderness and tragedy, the story examines conventional morality through Tess herself, one of the best-loved characters in English literature.
Main title:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles [sound recording] / Thomas Hardy; Read by Anna Bentinck.
Edition:
Unabridged.
Imprint:
Naxos AudioBooks,Hong Kong : [distributor] Select Music & Video Distribution : [distributor] Select Audio-Visual Distribution : [distributor] Triton Music Ltd : [distributor] Booktalk (Pty) Ltd (Parkhurst) : [distributor] Naxos of America Inc, 2008.
Collation:
(1050 min) ; 14x14x6 cm.
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Notes:
CD-Audio. Audiobook.
ISBN:
97896263486739626348674
Dewey class:
AF
Local class:
FICTBACD
Language:
English
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BRN:
1318948
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