... have noted, Tess is a transgressive work not only by virtue of its somewhat controversial narrative. At the beginning of chapter 2, Hardy describes the village of Marlott, Tess" home. His descriptions encompass both attractive elements of the landscape and more negative drawbacks. He also points out that the "beautiful vale of Blakemoor" is "within 4 hours journey of London" (Tess 18). This ... invitation for Londoners to visit and find out for themselves. However, in the same chapter, in further detailing the landscape, his descriptions oscillate between the favourable: "This sheltered ...

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