first edition
1892
by Hardy, Thomas
1892. Illustrated. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. (421 pages of text). PLUS: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. New and Revised Edition. (455 pages of text). PLUS: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. New and Completely Revised Edition. (457 pages of text). Original terra-cotta cloth decorated in black.
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES was way ahead of its time. The reading public, both in the UK and in the US, was not prepared to read about Tess's rape by her cousin Alec, about a baby ("Sorrow") born as a result, about the death of Sorrow, about the ensuing murder of Alec by Tess, and about Tess's execution. Hardy would write just one (truncated)
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES was way ahead of its time. The reading public, both in the UK and in the US, was not prepared to read about Tess's rape by her cousin Alec, about a baby ("Sorrow") born as a result, about the death of Sorrow, about the ensuing murder of Alec by Tess, and about Tess's execution. Hardy would write just one (truncated)