Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles was first published in 1891 by Thomas Hardy. The novel follows the life of the eponymous character from her childhood innocence to the various struggles of adult life. The novel is Hardy's penultimate, followed by Jude the Obscure.



Characters
The Durbeyfields
 * Tess Durbeyfield
 * John Durbeyfield
 * Joan Durbeyfield
 * Eliza Louisa Durbeyfield (Liza-Lu)
 * Sorrow

The d'Urbervilles
 * Alec d'Urberville
 * Mrs. d'Urberville
 * Simon Stokes*

The Clares
 * Angel Clare
 * Reverend Clare
 * Mrs. Clare
 * Felix
 * Cuthbert

Others
 * Marian
 * Izz Huett
 * Retty Priddle
 * Mercy Chant