Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Phoenix Classics)

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier.The ne''er-do-well sire of a starving brood suddenly discovers a family connection to the aristocracy, and his selfish scheme to capitalize on their wealth sets a fateful plot in motion. Jack Durbeyfield dispatches his gentle daughter Tess to the home of their noble kin, anticipating a lucrative match between the lovely girl ...