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After an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic dUrbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence. Unfortunately she is taken under the wing of the immoral libertine scion Alec dUrberville, who seduces and scorns her. While she attempts to rebuild her life, she falls in love with the virtuous farmer Angel Clare and must find a way to defeat the demons of her past.Controversial when it was first published for challenging Victorian morals, Tess of the dUrbervilles has become Thomas Hardys most popular novel, catching the imaginations of generations of readers with its high drama, endearing heroine and powerful evocations of the southern English countryside.

"Sobre el telón de fondo de los fascinantes paisajes de Endelstow se recortan tres figuras que van a protagonizar un dramático triángulo amoroso. Elfride, una joven de unos irresistibles ojo

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.

A tale of love and loss - the first of Thomas Hardy's novels to win him widespread recognition and popularity - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in May 2015. 'I shall do one thing in this life - one thing certain - that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die' Independent and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene owns the hearts of three men. Striving to win her love in different ways, their relationships with Bathsheba complicate her life in bucolic Wessex - and cast shadows over their own. With the morals and expectations of rural society weighing heavily upon her, Bathsheba experiences the torture of unrequited love and betrayal, and discovers how random acts of chance and tragedy can dramatically alter life's course. The first of Hardy's novels to become a major literary success, Far from the Madding Crowd explores what it means to live and to love.

A special edition of Hardys brilliant novel to tie in with the major new film starring Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on David Nicholls screenplay.Hardys powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a mans world.Formerly a prize-winning architectural student, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) went on to become a prolific novelist and poet. Far From the Madding Crowd is the second of Hardys great series of Wessex novels. His other novels include Under the Greenwood Tree, The Return of the Native, Two on a Tower, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the DUrbervilles and Jude the Obscure, all of which are available in Penguin Classics.

Jude o escuro é a última e máis célebre novela de Thomas Hardy. Publicouse inicialmente por entregas na Harper's New Monthly Magazine e non foi até 1895 cando saíu editada nun volume de seu. Xa r

Relanzada a la popularidad por su presencia y su papel en la exitosa serie "Cincuenta sombras de Grey", "Tess, la de los d'Urberville" retrata la vida rural del sur de Inglaterra a través de la figura de la protagonista, descendiente de una familia aristocratica empobrecida. Forzada por un aristocrata y condenada por una sociedad de moral estricta, Tess se rebela contra el destino que se le impone guiada por su innata independencia, su incapacidad de comprender el doble rasero con el que se juzga la conducta de los sexos y, sobre todo, por sus deseos de alcanzar la felicidad.Relanzada a la popularidad por su presencia y su papel en la exitosa serie "Cincuenta sombras de Grey", "Tess, la de los d'Urberville" retrata la vida rural del sur de Inglaterra a través de la figura de la protagonista, descendiente de una familia aristocratica empobrecida. Forzada por un aristocrata y condenada por una sociedad de moral estricta, Tess se rebela contra el destino que se le impone guiada por su innata independencia, su incapacidad de comprender el doble rasero con el que se juzga la conducta de los sexos y, sobre todo, por sus deseos de alcanzar la felicidad.

After the death of his wife Emma, a grief-stricken Hardy wrote some of the best verse of his career. Moving and evocative, it ranks among the greatest elegiac poetry in the language.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Novela llevada al cine en una inolvidable película protagonizada por Nastassia Kinski y dirigida por Roman Polanski, TESS, LA DE LOS D'URBERVILLE retrata la vida rural del sur de Inglaterra.

Jude Fawley, the stonemason excluded not by his wits but by poverty from the world of Christminster privilege, finds fulfilment in his relationship with Sue Bridehead. Both have left earlier marriages. Ironically, when tragedy tests their union it is Sue, the modern emancipated woman, who proves unequal to the challenge. Hardy's fearless exploration of sexual and social relationships and his prophetic critique of marriage scandalised the late Victorian establishment and marked the end of his career as a novelist.

Thomas Hardy's novels are loved by millions of readers, but he was first and foremost a poet. He wrote around one thousand moving and deeply personal poems during his lifetime, tracing his experiences of life and love. This collection, selected and introduced by Claire Tomalin, Hardy's biographer, provides rich insight into Hardy's thoughts and emotions, and is central to the understanding of the man and his work. Divided into sections that move through the contours of Hardy's life - the English countryside in which he walked and the astonishing burst of creativity that followed the death of his estranged wife, Emma - this collection is essential for all those who love Hardy.

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Prólogo de Manuel Rodríguez RiveroTraducción de Javier Marías«La desdichada esposa hizo un desesperado esfuerzo por controlarse. Era su Edmond; no le había hecho ningún mal; había sufrido. Una moment

Jude Fawley és un jove provincià dotat duna intel·ligència superior. Aconsellat ja des de la infantesa pel seu professor, decideix anar a Christminster (llegiu-hi Oxford) a estudiar. Quan arriba a la ciutat, però, és refusat per la institució universitària. La seva cosina Sue Bridehead, de la qual senamora obsessivament, serà en un primer moment un bàlsam per a la decepció, però aviat la seva relació esdevindrà tempestuosa.Com diu Quim Monzó en la presentació: «La trama de Jude, lobscur no és més que un jersei de derrotes i privacions teixit amb les agulles daquestes dues gran decepcions: la universitària i lamorosa.»

Michael Henchard is an out-of-work hay-trusser who gets drunk at a local fair and impulsively sells his wife Susan and baby daughter. Eighteen years later Susan and her daughter seek him out, only to discover that he has become the most prominent man in Casterbridge. Henchard attempts to make amends for his youthful misdeeds but his unchanged impulsiveness clouds his relationships in love as well as his fortunes in business. Although Henchard is fated to be a modern-day tragic hero, unable to survive in the new commercial world, his story is also a journey towards love. This edition is the only critically established text of the novel, based on a comprehensive study of the manuscript and Hardy's extensive revisions.

Far From the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardys novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of south-west England and is set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year. The story both upholds and questions rural values with a startlingly modern sensibility.Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features original illustrations by Helen Allingham and an introduction by Professor Mark Ford.Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.