Tess of the D'Urbervilles For II BA Students of VOC COLLEGE Literature Students

1. GOOD MORNING

2. An Introduction Tess of the D'Urbervilles A Pure Woman

5. Hardy's 12th Novel

6. First Published in 1891 First Published in 1891

7. It was originally serialized in the Graphic from July to December in 1891

8. set in the 1880s

9. Set in Wessex

10. 59 chapters are divided into 7 parts

11. OUTLINE

12. Tess Durbeyfield is the daughter of a poor villager named John Durbeyfield of Blackmoor Vale Joan is the Mother of Tess Tess is The protagonist Alec is the Antagonist

13. Parson Tringham John Durbeyfield Parson informs that John belongs to a noble household of D‘Urbervilles

14. Tess becomes Poultry keeper at d’Urberville Estate With the help of Alec Parson’s finding leads to greater misfortunes in the novel

15. Tess’ Father is carried away by the myth of noble lineage and sends his daughter to a Mrs. Urberville who is not the real descendant of Urberville family.

16. Alec seduces Tess She bears his child

17. Tess gives birth to a child and which dies later Tess with her child Sorrow Sorrow in her deathbed Tess buries Sorrow

18. Starts her life anew burying her past. Secures a job as a milkmaid at Talbothays Dairy

19. Tess and Angel Clare fall in love

20. Angel Clare and Tess Wed

21. Tess reveals her past

22. Angel Clare abandons her and Leaves for Brazil

23. Family fortunes force her to move back to Alec Tess’ letters unanswered by Angel

24. Angel Returns

25. Angel is pained by the plight of the Tess

26. Tess Kills Alec

27. Angel and Tess live a Happy Life for a short period of time

28. Tess found guilty of Murder

30. Not the End One would Like to Have

31. To Be Continued