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Tess of the d'Urbervilles Plot Summary
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Part One—An Insignificant Incident and Its Consequences
Thomas Hardy's
Tess of the d'Urbervilles begins with a seemingly insignificant incident:
John Durbeyfield, a middle-aged peddler, is informed during a chance encounter
on his way home one May evening that he is the descendent of an "ancient
and knightly family," the d'Urbervilles. On learning this "useless
piece of information," "Sir John" has a horse and carriage
fetched for him so that he can arrive home in a manner more befitting his
new station. He then goes out drinking, getting so drunk that he is unable
to get up In the middle of the night to make a delivery to a nearby town for
the following morning. Tess, his...
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