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Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
 Hardy tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a beautiful young woman living with her impoverished family in Wessex, the southwestern English county immortalized by Hardy. After the family learns of their connection to the wealthy d'Urbervilles, they send Tess to claim a portion of their fortune. 
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592 pages first pub 1891 (editions)

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