Harry. We had to study 'Tess' at school - it's a fantastic read.
Hardy uses the landscape very imaginatively; especially the climactic scene at Stonehenge.
(Incidentally, the Polanski film version is awful. One of the few films I've walked out of in the cinema
If anyone thinks the book is going to be as dire that heap of celluloid rubbish, please think again and give it a go - you're in for a treat.
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