'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'

This BBC adaptation of the classic novel should be approached with caution. > Was there ever a heroine so gloriously tragic as Tess Durbeyfield? The beleaguered and beloved title character of Thomas Hardy's " Tess of the D’Urbervilles " remains so stalwart and true despite a life of perpetual betrayal that she makes Little Nell look like a character in "The Shield." (link)