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.
title: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
titlecomplete: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
characters: Alec D'Urberville, Angel Clare, Tess Durbeyfield
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, British Literature, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Victorian, Novels
ratings_count: 276792
places: United Kingdom, Dorset, England
publisher: Bookthrift Co