- A peasant girl sent to make a claim on her family's ancestral home in England's Wessex is seduced and left with child by its current owner.
- Parson Tringham discovers that John Durbeyfield is the lineal descendant of the ancient and knightly family of the D'Urbervilles. Tess, his eldest daughter, has inherited all, the weakness and passions of her ancestors. Durbeyfield abandons himself to a life of ease and indolence, and to advance their financial prospects, Tess is sent to claim relationship with the rich and powerful D'Urbervilles of the adjacent county. Tess encounters Alec D'Urberville, who deceives her, and in humiliation she returns home, where her child is born. The child eventually dies, and Tess makes a determined struggle to reclaim her ruined life. She meets Angel Clare; the two fall in love, and once more her future begins to promise happiness. After their marriage. Angel tells Tess of a former fall from grace, and Tess promptly forgives him and relates her indiscretion with Alec D'Urberville. Shocked by the revelation, Angel leaves her until he can bring himself to forgive her. Destitute, Tess is again found by D'Urberville. He offers her protection and support, and she again pays the price for existence. In the meantime, Angel's love reasserts itself, and he returns. He finds her in luxury and splendor in D'Urberville's home. Torn with despair as she sees her last chance of happiness slip away, Tess in insane anger kills Alec. Her crime is detected, and she surrenders herself to the law. In a grim, gray prison, safe at last from the world that had tempted and cursed her, Tess spends the remaining years of her life with her broken heart and shattered hopes, a martyr to man's wrong.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Poor farmer Durbeyfield has been told by the village parson that he has noble relatives : the D'Urbervilles. His wife decides to send their daughter Tess to them in order to make a claim on their family's ancestral home in Wessex. Alec D'Urberville, the son of the squire, gives the girl a job but he also seduces her. Tess is soon pregnant but the baby dies and Alec forsakes her. She later marries Angel, the son of a parson, but their marriage will not be a happy one...—Guy Bellinger
It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. Be the first to contribute.
Learn moreContribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) officially released in Canada in English?
Answer