TESS OF DURBERVILLES

Considered one of the most important novels of English literature Tess of the dUrbervilles is the portrayal of a fallen woman who despite being condemned to a lifetime of tragedy remains pure and unsullied until the end. Through the endearing figure of Tess Thomas Hardy attacks prevailing standards of Victorian morality and warns against the advent of a destructive modernity. Published in 1891 the novel faced great outrage in many quarters but continues to remain one of the most significant works of Hardys remarkable career.