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With its sensitive depiction of a wronged pure woman and its powerful criticism of Victorian sexual hypocrisy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles shocked readers on publication. Its heroine is a poor country girl, Tess, whose encounter with her distant aristocratic relatives-especially the handsome, cruel Alec-leaves her broken and haunted by a...

With its sensitive depiction of a wronged pure woman and its powerful criticism of Victorian sexual hypocrisy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles shocked readers on publication. Its heroine is a poor country girl, Tess, whose encounter with her distant aristocratic relatives-especially the handsome, cruel Alec-leaves her broken and haunted by a secret that could ruin her. A very different man, Angel Clare, offers her salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past,or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.