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Man Ki Jeet
is a 1944 Indian Hindi-language film directed by W. Z. Ahmed. It is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Literary realism, Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry ...'s 19th-century English novel '' Tess of the D’Urbervilles'' to an Indian setting. References External links * 1944 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian romantic drama films 1944 romantic drama films Indian black-and-white films Films based on Tess of the d'Urbervilles {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Of The D’Urbervilles
''Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman'' is the twelfth published novel by English author Thomas Hardy. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper ''The Graphic'' in 1891, then in book form in three volumes in 1891, and as a single volume in 1892. Although now considered a major novel of the 19th century, ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' received mixed reviews when it first appeared, in part because it challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian England. The novel is set in an impoverished rural England, Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex. Plot The Maiden Tess Durbeyfield, a country girl of 16, is the eldest child of John Durbeyfield, a haggler, and his wife Joan. When the local parson tells John that "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville" and that he is descended from an ancient Norman family, John celebrates by getting drunk. Tess drives to market in her father's place, but falls asleep at the reins; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
