Tess of the d’UrbervillesTess, the young and lovely heroine of Hardys classic tale, knows instinctively that the path she is choosing is the wrong one. But, a child of her times, what can she do but follow the dictates of her family? Against the lovely background of the English countryside, Thomas Hardy sets his tale of seduction and betrayal as Tess, his beautiful heroine, speeds to her destruction. Lusted after by one man, set on a pedestal by another, Thomas Hardys lovely