Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Ultimate Classics,)

This compelling story is simultaneously a romantic and tragic tale of seduction and betrayal, an indictment of the rigid class system of Victorian England, and an inquiry into the nature of fate and of the inability of humans to control their own destiny. Hardy's power as a novelist renders the tale of Tess remarkable for its female perspective on love as an instrument of destiny and on strong emotions as precursors of violence and tragedy. 4 cassettes.