Publisher's Synopsis
The "Longman Study Texts" are designed to cover a wide range of classics and modern writers and the full range of literary genres. They are geared to both examination and coursework requirements at GCSE level with many texts for A level study and they aim to avoid examination short cuts such as plot summaries or potted character sketches.;This text of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is accompanied here by editorial introductions and notes and questions which aim to give GCSE and A level students the opportunity to explore the characters, ideas and situations within the book. A personal essay by a writer who has close contact with the living theatre is also included.
