LEADER 01243ojm 2200241z- 450 001 9910148905003321 005 20230912161814.0 010 $a0-00-721843-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000923701 035 $a(BIP)014060406 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000923701 100 $a20231107c2005uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aTess of the D'Urbervilles 210 $cHarperCollins UK 330 8 $aTess, the young and lovely heroine of Hardy's classic tale, knows instinctively that the path she is choosing is the wrong one. But, a child of her times, what can she do but follow the dictates of her family?Against the lovely background of the English countryside, Thomas Hardy sets his tale of seduction and betrayal as Tess, his beautiful heroine, speeds to her destruction.Lusted after by one man, set on a pedestal by another, Thomas Hardy's lovely heroine Tess is betrayed by both. Full of images of light and shade, Tess of the d'Urbervilles makes splendid listening in a tale that is both passionate and tender. 676 $a823/.8 700 $aHardy$b Thomas$f1840-1928$0142510 702 $aFirth$b Peter$4oth 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910148905003321 996 $aTess of the d'Urbervilles$999449 997 $aUNINA