{"product_id":"tess-of-the-durbervilles-9780345803986","title":"Tess of the D'Urbervilles","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Thomas Hardy's most famous novels is the story of an innocent young woman victimized by the double standards of her day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the magical Wessex landscape so familiar from Hardy's early work, \u003ci\u003eTess of the d'Urbervilles\u003c\/i\u003e is unique among his great novels for the intense feeling that he lavished upon his heroine, Tess, a pure woman betrayed by love. Hardy poured all of his profound empathy for both humanity and the rhythms of natural life into this story of her beauty, goodness, and tragic fate. In so doing, he created a character who, like Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina, has achieved classic stature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset, England, son of a stonemason. Though a gifted student, he was unable to afford to attend university. He was apprenticed to an architect at age sixteen and worked in London for several years before returning to Dorset and dedicating himself to writing novels and poems.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503261880594,"sku":"9780345803986","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77260cdc-94a2-4a47-b5f3-1a4d6bea68ab.jpg?v=1748519030","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tess-of-the-durbervilles-9780345803986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}