A powerful BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Thomas Hardy s classic velWhen John Durbeyfield learns that he is descended from ancient Norman stock, he and his wife encourage their daughter Tess to befriend the neighboring family of Stoke-d Urbervilles. Their charming but self-centered son Alec is frustrated by her lack of interest in him. He forces himself on Tess, and she has a child, which dies.In search of a way to begin her life afresh, Tess moves away and works as a dairy maid on Talbothays farm. She meets Angel Clare, a parson s son, and following a blissful summer, she overcomes her uncertainty and accepts his hand in marriage. But on their wedding night, he learns of her past and rejects her in disgust.Finding new employment with the tyrannical Farmer Groby, Tess crosses paths with Alec once again. Forced by financial necessity, she becomes his mistress until Angel s return from Brazil sparks a tragic chain of events. Once again, Tess becomes a victim of circumstance and a casualty of her own pride and beauty.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
AudioGO
ISBN-10
1483034380
ISBN-13
9781483034386
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208951029
Product Key Features
Author
Thomas Hardy
Format
CD, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Additional Product Features
Running Time
225
Read by
Claire Rushbrook,James D Aarcy,Adam Godley,A Full Cast
Series Title
Bbc Radio 4 Dramas
Out-Of-Print Date
09/02/2017
Contained Items Statement
4 Audio Cds
Date of Publication
16/12/2014
Subject
General & Literary Fiction
Imprint
Audiogo
Country of Publication
United States
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