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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Nov 6, 2025 11:20 PM

Author:Thomas Hardy,Sian Clifford,Margaret Higonnet

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Sian Clifford, star of Fleabag and Vanity Fair. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess and powerful criticism of social convention, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels.

(c) 1891, Thomas Hardy (P) 2019 Penguin Audio

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Startlingly powerful

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