A poor country girl is seduced by a callous gentleman, then rejected by the man she loves when her past comes out. Hardy's tragedy of a pure woman crushed by Victorian double standards and fate.
Books mentioned in Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1)
The Compleat Fortune-Teller: “And take the _Compleat Fortune-Teller_ to the outhouse," Joan continued, rapidly wiping her hands, and donning the garments.”
Books that mention Tess of the d'Urbervilles (5)
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: “'Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It's the original. You're bold enough to read Hardy in English?'”
Matilda by Roald Dahl: “Library reading list: "Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy"”
11/22/63 by Stephen King: “Found myself listening to Sadie as she read to me, first Jude the Obscure, then Tess of the D’Urbervilles.”
Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse by Faith Sullivan: “She'd thought at first to bring Tess of the D'Urbervilles, but knew Thomas Hardy was too dark for her mood.”
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood: “On my private shelves I've arranged my personal selection of proscribed books... Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Paradise Lost, Lives of Girls and Women”