{"product_id":"tess-d-uberville-book-thomas-hardy-9782253005964","title":"Tess d'Uberville","description":"\u003cbr\u003eHardy's hand-drawn map of Wessex and the manuscript title page for the first edition of his novel are also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardy and the Novel includes seven poems by Hardy that provide greater insight into his ethos; selections from Michael Millgate's biography of Hardy that depict the relationship between episodes in \u003cem\u003eTess of the D'Urbervilles\u003c\/em\u003e and events in the author's life; and excerpts from Grindle and Gatrell's introduction to the 1983 edition that discuss Hardy's revision process in both manuscripts and early printed editions of the novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCriticism features three contemporary reviews of the novel not printed in the earlier Norton editions, including the first feminist review of \u003cem\u003eTess of the D'Urbervilles\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso new are A Chat with Mr. Hardy, a hitherto unprinted post-publication interview with the author about his new novel, and five carefully selected critical interpretations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays by Elliot B. Gose, Jr., Peter R. Morton, and Gillian Beer address Hardy's debt to Charles Darwin, perhaps the single most important influence on Hardy's thought and imagination; Raymond Williams's essay presents a Marxist perspective; and Adrian Poole discusses the significance of Hardy's wisdom concerning the trouble men's words have with women and the trouble women have with men's words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Chronology, new to this edition, and a Selected Bibliography are included.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49662362616081,"sku":"GOR002916963","price":5.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51084656378129,"sku":"NGR9782253005964","price":12.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51399812382993,"sku":"GOR002990014","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/2253005967.jpg?v=1750805614","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/tess-d-uberville-book-thomas-hardy-9782253005964","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}