Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, "A Pure Woman," is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by her father to visit wealthy relatives. Her encounter with Alec d'Urberville changes her life forever, and brings about a doom that no one could have foreseen. Source: http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/tess-of-the-durbervilles-version-2-by-thomas-hardy/feed