Tess of the d'UrbervillesThomas HardyReading editionChapter navigation63 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterThomas HardyExplanatory Note to the First EditionAuthor’s Preface to the Fifth and Later EditionsIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIIIXIVXVXVIXVIIXVIIIXIXXXXXIXXIIXXIIIXXIVXXVXXVIXXVIIXXVIIIXXIXXXXXXXIXXXIIXXXIIIXXXIVXXXVXXXVIXXXVIIXXXVIIIXXXIXXLXLIXLIIXLIIIXLIVXLVXLVIXLVIIXLVIIIXLIXLLILIILIIILIVLVLVILVIILVIIILIXPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Explanatory Note to the First EditionAll chapters and sections (63)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsThomas HardyExplanatory Note to the First EditionAuthor’s Preface to the Fifth and Later EditionsChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859... Poor wounded name! My bosom as a bed Shall lodge thee.—W. Shakespeare.◇← Front matterExplanatory Note to the First Edition →