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Tess of D’Urbervilles  Tess of the dUrbervilles is one of the best and most popular work by Hardy.  It initially appeared in a censored and serialized version in the British illustrated newspaper The Graphic in 1891 and in book form in 1892.  It challenged the moral standards of late Victorian England.  It is a representative work of naturalism. Story The novel has a cyclical pattern, which can be divided into three parts:  The first part is a prelude, telling how Tess leaves home and encounters Alec . She returned home to her family to give birth to Alec’s child who died soon after he was born. This is the first cycle, beginning in May and ending in August .  The second part is the main love story of Tess with Angel at Talbothays. Angel left Tess and Tess wandered around, seeking a job. This part begins in May, reaches its climax at the turning of the year and ends in the following winter.  The last part represents her decline. Tess was forced to return to Alec. Angel came back to Tess and sked for forgiveness. Tess killed Alec, and was finally arrested and executed. This part starts in winter and ends in spring. Naturalism in Tess of the dUrbervilles Tess seems to be led to her final destruction step by step by Fate. Coincidence adds one wrong to another until she is caught up in a dead-end:  Tess’s father, John learned from the village parson that he might have noble blood Tess’s father knowing the family’s noble blood + the accidental death of the family horse Tess’s claiming kin Working on the poultry farm Quarreling on the way back Raped in the black forest Letter under the carpet, failing to tell her past to Angel Breaki