A bitter evisceration of Victorian morality and rural English life. Tess Durbeyfield is a peasant girl whose life is changed when it is suggested that her family might have some times to the aristocratic D’Urbervilles. Her earnest efforts to earn enough money to replace her family’s dead horse go awry when she crosses paths with the libertine Alec D’Urberville. He rapes her, leading to the birth of a child, and despite the child’s short life, the events turn Tess into a martyr. She is forced to confront the strict Victorian society’s looking down upon her and her love for the earnest yet nave Angel Clare while she tries to carve out a little slice of happiness for herself. Tess of the D’Urbervilles has been filmed multiple times, including by the BBC as a miniseries staring Gemma Aterton, Hans Matheson, and Eddie Redmayne.Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.