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Tess of the d'Urbervilles Study Guide

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by Thomas Hardy
About 51 pages (15,341 words)
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Critical Overview

Tess of the d'Urbervilles was a great success, marred only by controversy over its frank treatment of sex and its pessimistic view of life. After a little over a year, more than twenty thousand copies of the book had been sold. Undoubtedly, sales were inflated by the curious who wanted to know what the controversy was about. Several foreign language editions were printed as well. While a popular success, critical opinion was mixed, with commentary ranging from highest praise to deepest contempt. Both the Athenaeum and the London Times highly recommended the novel, but for different reasons. A critic in Athenaeum  not only found the novel "well in front of Mr. Hardy' s previous work,".....

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