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Tess of the D'Ubervilles
Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Ubervilles


Plot

Jim, first mate on board the Patna, is 'a simple and sensitive character', a raw youth dreaming dreams of heroism. But when the Patna threatens to sink, Jim takes the cowardly way out, and jumps clear. His unbearable guilt and its consequences are shaped into a rich narrative.