The original Wessex girl!
She's no Angel...
Tess is just a humble milkmaid when the local landowner has his wicked way. Her new beau, the smarmy Angel Clare, is none too pleased when he finds out she's already been deflowered. What is a girl to do? Bloody revenge of course, and an ending to touch the hardest of hearts.
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a poet and prolific novelist. His other novels include Far From the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Jude the Obscure. He lived most of his life near Dorchester.