Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Love and crime are intricately intertwined in the fate of young Tess, a destitute heiress of an ancient lineage, doomed to the role of a mistress — and ready to break this fate at the cost of her own life!
Becoming a victim of a wealthy seducer, she protests against the crude violation of her human dignity and is forced to commit murder. «A deceived honest man can often be very cruel when the veil falls from his eyes».
A classic novel about passion, tragedy, and loss, which has become legendary today thanks to the film by Roman Polanski.