In support of his wildly successful TERRYWOOD which opened in Los Angeles earlier in the year Terry Richardson releases a comprehensive monograph fully detailing the exhibition. The volume consists of the artwork in the exhibition documentation of the year-long process of building the exhibition & coverage of the opening night which has already attained legendary status as one the most important happenings in art since the turn of the century. In addition to Richardsons imagery the book will be accompanied by texts from Jeffrey Deitch & Al Moran. Terry Richardson is one of the most prolifi c & compelling photographers of his generation. Known for his uncanny ability to cut to the raw essence of whomever appears before his lens Richardsons vision is at once humorous tragic often beautiful & always provocative. Born in New York City & raised in Hollywood he began photographing his environment while attending Hollywood High School & playing in a punk rock b&. Richardsons work has been the subject of numerous group & solo shows throughout the world & he has published a selection of books beginning with Hysteric Glamour in 1998 followed by a print retrospective titled TERRYWORLD & most recently released LADY GAGA x TERRY RICHARDSON. Whatever the medium Terry Richardson continues to prove that he is a true American Original. ...

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy DUrbervilles & seek a portion of their family fortune meeting her cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man Angel Clare seems to offer her love & salvation but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess & powerful criticism of social convention Tess of the DUrbervilles" is one of the most moving & poetic of Hardys novels." ...

An exciting new TV adaptation of Thomas Hardys classic Tess of the DUrbervilles has arrived on BBC 1 & this is the official tie-in edition with an exclusive introduction from the programmes producer David Snodin. A tragic tale of love seduction & betrayal Tess of the DUrbervilles was named the nations 12th favourite book in a poll for World Book Day in 2007 & 2008 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Thomas Hardy. This new four-part series has been written by award-winning novelist & screenwriter David Nicholls. David wrote Starter for Ten which he then adapted to film starring James Mc Avoy as well as the screenplay of & When Did You Last See Your Father? starring Jim Broadbent & Colin Firth. Tess of the DUrbervilles has a stellar cast with big-screen names & familiar faces from a number major TV dramas including Gemma Arterton (James Bond: Quantum Of Solace St Trinians) playing Tess Hans Matheson (The Virgin Queen Dr Zhivago) as her seducer Alec Eddie Redmayne (Elizabeth: The Golden Age The Other Boleyn Girl) as Angel & Jodie Whittaker (Venus) playing Tesss best friend Izzy. The drama also features Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey Saxondale) as Tesss mother Joan & Anna Massey (Oliver Twist The Importance Of Being Earnest) as Mrs DUrberville. ...

Tess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich relatives the DUrbervilles in hope that they might help her alleviate her own familys poverty. Her encounter with her manipulative cousin Alec leads her onto a path that is beset with suffering & betrayal. When she falls in love with another man Angel Clare Tess sees a potential escape from her past but only if she can tell him her shameful secret... ...

Part of Penguins" beautiful hardback " Clothbound Classics" series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy DUrbervilles & seek a portion of their family fortune meeting her cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man Angel Clare seems to offer her love & salvation but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess & powerful criticism of social convention Tess of the DUrbervilles is one of the most moving & poetic of Hardys novels." ...

A heartaching portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happiness Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D' Urbervilles" is edited with notes by Tim Dolin & an introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet in " Penguin Classics". When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D' Urbervilles & seek a portion of their family fortune meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man Angel Clare seems to offer her love & salvation but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess & powerful criticism of social convention " Tess of the D' Urbervilles" subtitled "A Pure Woman" is one of the most moving & poetic of Hardy's novels. Based on the three-volume first edition that shocked readers when first published in 1891 this edition

Includes:: as appendices: Hardy's Prefaces the " Landscapes of Tess" episodes originally censored from the Graphic periodical version & a selection of the Graphic illustrations. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) born Higher Brockhampton near Dorchester originally trained as an architect before earning his living as a writer. Though he saw himself primarily as a poet Hardy was the author of some of the late eighteenth century's major novels: " The Mayor of Casterbridge" (1886) " Tess of the D' Urbervilles" (1891) " Far from the Madding Crowd" (1874) & " Jude the Obscure" (1895). Amidst the controversy caused by " Jude the Obscure" he turned to the poetry he had been writing all his life. In the next thirty years he published over nine hundred poems & his epic drama in verse " The Dynasts". If you enjoyed " Tess of the D' Urbervilles" you might like Daniel Defoe's " Moll Flanders" also available in " Penguin Classics". " The greatest tragic writer among the English novelists". (Virginia Woolf)."

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Harper Collins is pround to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. ' My life looks as if it had been wasted for want of chances! When I see what you know what you have read & seen & thought I feel what a nothing I am!' Challenging the hypocrisy & social conventions of the rural Victorian world Tess of the D' Urbervilles follows the story of Tess Durbeyfield as she attempts to escape the poverty of her background seeking wealth by claiming connection with the aristocratic D' Urberville family. It is through Tess's relationships with two very different men that Hardy tells the story of his tragic heroine & exposes the double standards of the world that she inhabits with searing pathos & heart-rending sentiment. ...

This is the Penguin English Library Edition" of " Tess of the D' Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy. "I would be content ay glad to live with you as your servant if I may not as your wife; so that I could only be near you & get glimpses of you & think of you as mine...I long for only one thing in heaven or earth or under the earth to meet you my own dear! Come to me
- come to me & save me from what threatens me!" When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D' Urbervilles & seek a portion of their family fortune meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man Angel Clare seems to offer her love & salvation but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess & powerful criticism of social convention " Tess of the D' Urbervilles" is one of the most moving & poetic of Hardy's novels. " The Penguin English Library"
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."

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Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D' Urbevilles & meeting her cousin" Alec proves to be her downfall. When Angel Clare offers her love & salvation she must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future." ...

By employing the same basic methodologies used to establish the currently accepted chronology it has been possible for a group of young archaeologists including David Rohl to create a New Chronology which resolves many of the problems permeating ancient world studies. In particular one model has been developed which has major implications for Old Testament research. Through the revision of the master chronology of ancient Egypt they have unlocked the key to biblical history
- the epic events of the Bible really did happen as recorded in the Books of Genesis Exodus Judges Samuel Kings & Chronicles
- the problem was that we had previously been looking for them in completely the wrong place in time. Many of the conundrums of the past are explained & legendary figures such as Joseph Moses David & Solomon find their true political setting. Exodus & Conquest will be restored to history & the magic of legend will begin to make its great comeback

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