Tess The D'Urbervilles

HARDY, Thomas

Verlag: U.K / Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1895

Beschreibung

This is has a 'facsimile' signature of the author in this volume. / This is the first 3 volumes of 'The Wessex Novels:1-Tess-The novel is set in an impoverished rural England. Tess is the oldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield, uneducated peasants. However, John is given the impression by Parson Tringham that he may have noble blood, as "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville", the surname of an extinct noble Norman family. Knowledge of this immediately goes to John's head-519 pages & 14 pages of introduction. / 2-Far From The Madding Crowd-It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy-477 pages & 12 pages of introduction. / 3-The Mayor Of Casterbridge-At a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years-407 pages & 7 pages of introduction. / With an etchings in each volume by H. Macbeth-Raeburn. /// These are 'cloth-bound' hardback books in good condition-the cloth to the covers is marked, scuffed, & rubbed. The text is unmarked&clean. (This is a heavy set nearly 2.5kg, so there will be an extra postage charge). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10475

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Tess The D'Urbervilles

Verlag: U.K / Osgood, McIlvaine & Co

Erscheinungsdatum: 1895

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket