Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Book Cover
Average Rating
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
Tess of the dUrbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: - New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars - Biographies of the authors - Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events - Footnotes and endnotes - Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work - Comments by other famous authors - Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations - Bibliographies for further reading - Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Highly controversial because of its frank look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles was nonetheless a great commercial success when it appeared in 1891. It is now considered one of the finest novels in English. Using richly poetic language to frame a shattering narrative of love, seduction, betrayal, and murder, Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d'Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. She meets and is seduced by the dissolute Alec d'Urberville and secretly bears a child, Sorrow, who dies in infancy. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but he rejects her-on their wedding night-after learning of her past. Emotionally bereft, financially impoverished, and victimized by the self-righteous rigidity of English social morality, Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act. With its compassionate portrait of a young rural woman, powerful criticism of social convention, and disarming consideration of the role of destiny in human life, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and memorable of Hardy's novels. David Galef has published nine books: the novels Flesh and Turning Japanese; two childrens books, The Little Red Bicycle and Tracks; two translations of Japanese proverbs, Even Monkeys Fall from Trees and Even a Stone Buddha Can Talk; a work of literary criticism, The Supporting Cast; an edited anthology of essays called Second Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading; and, most recently, the short-story collection Laugh Track. In addition, he has written more than seventy short stories for magazines ranging from the British Punch to the Czech Prague Revue, the Canadian Prism International, and the American Shenandoah. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, the Village Voice, Twentieth Century Literature, The Columbia History of the British Novel, and many other places. He is a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, where he also administers the M.F.A. program in creative writing.
Also in This Series
More Like This
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
More Details
ISBN:
9781666605136
9781974999989
9781443420853
9781908153531
9781681950464
9780754055440
9781411433267
UPC:
9780754055440
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID0a16533f-d442-37de-8652-10dec06ea469
Grouping Titletess of the d urbervilles
Grouping Authorthomas hardy
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2023-11-29 03:47:45AM
Last Indexed2023-11-29 04:06:09AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Bond, Jilly
Firth, Peter, 1953-
Shaw, Martin
author
Hardy, Thomas
author2-role
Bond, Jilly,reader
Firth, Peter,1953-
Shaw, Martin,reader
hoopla digital
author_display
Hardy, Thomas
available_at_aurora
Central
detailed_location_aurora
Central Adult Audiobook
display_description
Tess of the dUrbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: - New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars - Biographies of the authors - Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events - Footnotes and endnotes - Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work - Comments by other famous authors - Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations - Bibliographies for further reading - Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Highly controversial because of its frank look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles was nonetheless a great commercial success when it appeared in 1891. It is now considered one of the finest novels in English. Using richly poetic language to frame a shattering narrative of love, seduction, betrayal, and murder, Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d'Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. She meets and is seduced by the dissolute Alec d'Urberville and secretly bears a child, Sorrow, who dies in infancy. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but he rejects her-on their wedding night-after learning of her past. Emotionally bereft, financially impoverished, and victimized by the self-righteous rigidity of English social morality, Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act. With its compassionate portrait of a young rural woman, powerful criticism of social convention, and disarming consideration of the role of destiny in human life, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and memorable of Hardy's novels. David Galef has published nine books: the novels Flesh and Turning Japanese; two childrens books, The Little Red Bicycle and Tracks; two translations of Japanese proverbs, Even Monkeys Fall from Trees and Even a Stone Buddha Can Talk; a work of literary criticism, The Supporting Cast; an edited anthology of essays called Second Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading; and, most recently, the short-story collection Laugh Track. In addition, he has written more than seventy short stories for magazines ranging from the British Punch to the Czech Prague Revue, the Canadian Prism International, and the American Shenandoah. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, the Village Voice, Twentieth Century Literature, The Columbia History of the British Novel, and many other places. He is a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, where he also administers the M.F.A. program in creative writing.
format_aurora
Book on CD
eAudiobook
eBook
format_category_aurora
Audio Books
eBook
id
0a16533f-d442-37de-8652-10dec06ea469
isbn
9780754055440
9781411433267
9781443420853
9781666605136
9781681950464
9781908153531
9781974999989
itype_aurora
Audiobook CD
last_indexed
2023-11-29T11:06:09.609Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
local_callnumber_aurora
CD Hardy, T.
owning_library_aurora
Aurora Public Library
owning_location_aurora
Central
primary_isbn
9781666605136
primary_upc
9780754055440
publishDate
2002
2009
2013
2015
2016
2017
2023
publisher
Barnes & Noble Classics
Canongate Books
Chivers Audio Books
Chivers North America
Dreamscape Media
HarperCollins Canada
Project Gutenberg
Xist Publishing
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Electronic books
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Europe
Fiction
Great Britain -- History
Historical fiction
Irish literature -- Fiction
Juvenile fiction -- Fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Psychological fiction -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Rural development -- Fiction
Wessex (England) -- Fiction
Young women -- England -- Fiction
title_display
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
title_full
Tess of the D'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy
Tess of the D'Urbervilles [electronic resource] / Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Tess of the d'Urbervilles [electronic resource] / Thomas Hardy
title_short
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
topic_facet
Classic Literature
Electronic books
Fiction
History
Irish literature
Juvenile fiction
Literature
Psychological fiction
Romance
Rural development
Social life and customs
Young women
upc
9780754055440

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
hoopla:MWT11504105Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11504105?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT15409727Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12516162?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT15915705Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeAudiobookAudio Books1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15910351?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT15346271Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15346271?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
ils:.b14840352.i18629878Central Adult AudiobookCD Hardy, T.1falsefalseAvailableApr 15, 2022cenaa
overdrive:8bf4b699-f0a9-45ba-b0f5-6e5d35c358a3-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook999999falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
hoopla:MWT11990932Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeAudiobookAudio Books1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11990932?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT12049851Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12049851?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
hoopla:MWT11504105eBookeBookEnglishXist Publishing20151 online resource (345 pages)
hoopla:MWT15409727eBookeBookEnglishHarperCollins Canada20131 online resource (336 pages)
hoopla:MWT15915705eAudiobookAudio BooksUnabridgedEnglishCanongate Books20231 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 21 min.)) : digital.
hoopla:MWT15346271eBookeBookEnglishBarnes & Noble Classics20091 online resource (544 pages)
ils:.b14840352Book on CDAudio BooksSterling edEnglishChivers Audio Books[2002?]12 sound discs (14 hr., 47 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
overdrive:8bf4b699-f0a9-45ba-b0f5-6e5d35c358a3eBookeBookEnglishProject Gutenberg
hoopla:MWT11990932eAudiobookAudio BooksUnabridgedEnglishDreamscape Media20171 online resource (1 audio file (16hr., 21 min.)) : digital.
hoopla:MWT12049851eBookeBookEnglishDreamscape Media20161 online resource (888 pages)

scoping_details_aurora

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesLocal Url
hoopla:MWT11504105Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT15409727Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT15915705Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT15346271Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
ils:.b14840352.i18629878On ShelfAvailablefalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue0, 1, 3, 20, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
overdrive:8bf4b699-f0a9-45ba-b0f5-6e5d35c358a3-1Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT11990932Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT12049851Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse