内容简介
Set in Hardy’s Wessex，Tess of the d’Urbervilles is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards。 Its challenging sub-title，A Pure Woman，infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891，and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic。
It tells of Tess Durbeyfield，the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager，who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urberville。 In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly，and the story assumes the p
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《Tess of the d Urbervilles(苔丝)》由THOMAS HARDY编著。
目录
PHASETHEFIRST
TheMaiden
CHAPTERSI - - XI,page3
PHASETHESECOND
MaidenNoMore
CHAPTERSXII - - XV,page66
PHASETHETHIRD
TheRally
CHAPTERSXVI - - XXIV,page89
PHASETHEFOURTH
TheConsequence
CHAPTERSXXV - - XXXIV,page134
PHASETHEFIFTH
TheWomanPays
CHAPTERSXXXV - - XLIV,page199
PHASETHESIXTH
TheConvert
CHAPTERSXLV - - LII,page267
PHASETHESEVENTH
Fulfilment
CHAPTERSLIII - - LIX,page322
NOTESTOTHETEXT
page351
书摘
A week afterwards she came in one evening from an unavailingsearch for some light occupation in the immediate neighbourhood.Her idea had been to get together sufficient money during thesummer to purchase another horse. Hardly had she crossed thethreshold before one of the children danced across the room,saying, 'The gentleman's been here！'Her mother hastened to explain, smiles breaking from every inchof her person. Mrs d'Urberville's son had called on horseback,having been riding by chance in the direction of Marlott. He hadwished to know, finally, in the name of his mother, if Tess couldreally come to manage the old lady's fowl-farm or not; the lad whohad hitherto superintended the birds having proved untrustworthy.'Mr d'Urberville says you must be a good girl if you are at all as youappear; he knows you must be worth your weight in gold. He is verymuch interested in 'ee - truth to tell.'Tess seemed for the moment really pleased to hea
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