{"product_id":"2940015016666","title":"Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Illustrated)","description":"• The book is an edited and illustrated version of the original one and includes 18 or more unique illustrations which are relevant to its content.\u003cbr\u003e• Hardy's calls Tess ' a pure woman' , which she remains even after her seduction by a rich relative, her work as a dairy maid, her romance and marriage with Angel Clare, her abandonment by her husband on the wedding night, her misfortunes and hardships which send her back to the arms of her seducer, the turn of the repentant husband, her murderr of the seducer in a fit of frustrated rage, and finally her arrest and subsequent hanging. A malignant fate seems to pursue her right from the beginning; yet she remains loving , generous and innocent unaware of evil. Published in 1891, the novel created great controversy; while some found the story deeply moving , others found it pessimistic disagreeable, and innormal. Tess, however, remains onethe most often read of Hard's novels.","brand":"Five Star Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084081021168,"sku":"2940015016666","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015016666_p0.jpg?v=1763618344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015016666","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}