Preface
Tess is one of the representative works of critical realism literature in 19th century England, and also a rare treasure in the history of world literature.
The novelist Thomas Hardy, born in 1840 and died in 1928, was a realist writer with a poetic temperament. He wrote a wealth of works throughout his life, including fourteen novels, four collections of short stories, and eight collections of poetry. The most famous among them are 'Tess' and' Jude the Obscure '.
Tess "tells a tear jerking love story. The protagonist of the novel, Tess, is a beautiful, pure, kind, and hardworking rural girl. Her poor family background forced her to work for wealthy families, but unfortunately she was seduced by playboy Alec and lost her virginity, becoming pregnant. After the infant died, she worked as a female worker at a dairy farm and met Angel Clare, the son of a pastor. The two fell in love sincerely. On the wedding night, out of loyalty and love for her husband, Tess confessed her unfortunate experience to him. Seemingly enlightened Claire was furious and ran away in anger. Poor Tess had to return to her parents' home and work on a farm doing the same job as a man. By chance, she met Alex again, who was constantly pestering her. She wrote a letter to Claire, begging her to return and protect her as soon as possible, but by a twist of fate, the letter was delayed by Claire's parents and there was no response. Tess was completely desperate and had to agree to live with Alec for the sake of her poor, sick, homeless mother and siblings. Claire suddenly returned from a failed business in Brazil and confessed her actions to Tess. Tess's remorse intersected, and she almost crazily stabbed Alec to death. She and Claire escaped into the forest and lived a happy life for five days. On the sixth morning, they were arrested and hanged.
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