Tess of the DUrberviless
Thomas Hardy, a fantastic writer and a man of culture, creates the novel “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” influenced by the industrial revolution that started in England and determined masses of people to move from countryside to town. ... The excerpt deals with Tess’s last appearance before she is hanged. ... At midnight, Tess and Angel Clare pass along the deserted streets lighted fitfully by a few lamps. ... However, Tess “flungs herself upon an oblong slab” and wishes to stay. ... The obstacles and Tess’s advance on her last road seem to retell the story of her life.