Tess of the D'Urbervilles

A grim, uncompromising, and angry commentary on nineteenth-century moral codes, Tess is the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a poor young woman from the English countryside who obtains a position with some wealthy relatives only to be raped by her employer's son. Unsuccessfully attempting to put the experience behind her, Tess is beset at every turn by an unforgiving culture.