Tess Durbeyfields father forcibly sends her off to work for the wealthy DUrberville family, hoping to alleviate their poverty and perhaps secure her a marriage to the cruel and manipulative Alec DUrberville. His terrible assault upon her, and the subsequent child, form the heart of Tesss tragic life - as family, love and future are taken away from her by the repressive mores of Victorian society. An unforgettably powerful tragedy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the great classics of the late nineteenth century. Featuring illustrations by Sir Hubert von Herkomer and Joseph Syddall, and an afterword by Philip Mallett, editor of the Thomas Hardy Journal. | Tess Of The D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters