{"product_id":"9780141199948","title":"Tess of the D'Urbervilles","description":"Author: Hardy, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141199948\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Nov 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 496 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new paperback series: Penguin English Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\\\"I would be content, ay, glad, to live with you as your servant, if I may not as your wife; so that I could only be near you, and get glimpses of you, and think of you as mine ... I long for only one thing in heaven or earth or under the earth, to meet you, my own dear! Come to me - come to me, and save me from what threatens me!\\\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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, \u003ci\u003eTess of the D'Urbervilles\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48144998334622,"sku":"UBD-9780141199948","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141199948.jpg?v=1786878132","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141199948","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}