One of the best books of all time, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. If you haven't read this classic already, then you're missing out - read this book edition of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy today! A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happiness. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting hercousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess and with its powerful criticism of social convention, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels.