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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

By: Thomas Hardy, Margaret Higonnet - introduction
Narrated by: Sian Clifford
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This Penguin Classic is performed by Sian Clifford, star of Fleabag and Vanity Fair. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess and powerful criticism of social convention, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels.

(c) 1891, Thomas Hardy (P) 2019 Penguin Audio

 Classics Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural Victorian Women's Fiction Fiction
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Why didn't I listen to my English teacher. Beautiful story, Hardy at his best. The narration was excellent fitting the mood of the story without the melodramatic change in gone applied to many audiobooks read by actors.

Wasted youth!!

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I’d never read the book as I never felt like I had enough time. Listening to the audiobook instead was a pleasure, and Sian Clifford’s narration brings the characters to life in a way I couldn’t have. Highly recommended.

Brilliantly narrated

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Absolutely wonderful narration of one of the best of Hardy’s masterpieces. Throughly enjoyed this, had a job to take a break from it. Stunning.

Completely beautiful

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