description: 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.
language: English
title: Tess of the Durbervilles
titlecomplete: Tess of the Durbervilles
characters: Angel Clare, Tess Durbeyfield, Alec D'Urberville
genres: Victorian, Romance, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Classic Literature, British Literature, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 276886
places: Dorset, England, United Kingdom
publisher: St Martins Pr