BBC - Banned Book Club: Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Thu Oct 10 2024 at 06:00 pm

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BBC - Banned Book Club: Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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Banned because it challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian England... it now makes it's way onto our book list. Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles (first published in 1891) delivers us into the life of Tess Durbeyfield; born into poverty who is determined to marry into a wealthy family. All seems well until Tess' cousin Alec comes on the scene... There's controversy and grief aplenty, Tess must make a decision: truth or prosperity ...
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