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Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Adaptation)

Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 6

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Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Adaptation)

By: Thomas Hardy, Clare West - adaptation
Narrated by: Judy Parkin
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A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family. She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and does not know the cruel ways of the world. So, when a rich young man says he loves her, she is careful - but not careful enough. He is persuasive, and she is overwhelmed. It is not her fault, but the world says it is. Her young life is already stained by men’s desires, and by death. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Thomas Hardy original by Clare West.

©1989 Oxford University Press (P)2008 Oxford University Press Classics English Language Learning Words, Language & Grammar

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"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of storytelling." (David R. Hill, ELT Journal Review)
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Reading this for our book club but didn't fancy this rather cheerless story unabridged so this was just right length and read well. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

just the right length!

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The narration was excellent and I'm glad I listened to the abridged story because it was such a desperate story. Poor Tess. It's the kind of story that makes you depressed.

Shaggy dog ending

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narrator lovely well spoken, book was easy listening. sad life was so horrible those years

lovely book last read as my school book.

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brilliant idea , i can go to bed close my eyes and be read to !!!

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