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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

American  
[dur-ber-vilz] / ˈdɜr bərˌvɪlz /

noun

  1. a novel (1891) by Thomas Hardy.


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The book that changed my life Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2020

What frustrates me about Tess of the D’Urbervilles is that Tess’ downfall is the result of external events.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2015

Trishna, with Freida Pinto headlining Michael Winterbottom’s India-set retelling of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, did about the same as , per-screen, with $30,600 at three sites.

From Time • Jul. 15, 2012

Before you know it, a box of first editions of Tess of the D’Urbervilles will have arrived from a mysterious stranger… you know who-oo!

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2012

His Tess of the D’Urbervilles was a numbered edition signed by Thomas Hardy.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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