Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Classics

Tess, the eldest daughter of a poor carter in Marlott, goes to work for the rich d'Uberville family, where she becomes pregnant with the child of Alec, the d'Uberville's son. This action makes her a fallen woman, and leads to tragedy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles got mixed reception when it was published because it portrayed Tess sympathetically and challenged the prevailing sexual mores. A copy was burnt by the Bishop of Wakefield. Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He destroyed the manuscript of his first, unplaced novel, but -- encouraged by mentor and friend George Meredith -- tried again. His important work took place in an area of southern England he called Wessex, named after the English kingdom that existed before the Norman Conquest.

Tess, fiica cea mare a unui caruta sarac din Marlott, merge la munca pentru familia bogata d'Uberville, unde ramane insarcinata cu copilul lui Alec, fiul lui d'Uberville. Aceasta actiune o face o femeie cazuta si duce la o tragedie.