Tess of the d\'Urbervilles tells the story of a country girl descended from a noble line who is seduced and left pregnant.
Tess emerges as a powerful character because Hardy\'s feelings for her were strong, perhaps.
Tess of the d\'Urbervilles is considered a major nineteenth-century English novel and possibly Hardy\'s masterpiece.
Desperate, she returns to her seducer seeking revenge.
After her baby dies, she meets a man who abandons her on their wedding night when she confesses her past.
Tess of the d\'Urbervilles tells the story of a country girl descended from a noble line who is seduced and left pregnant