* Thomas Hardy published Tess of the d ' Urbervilles in 1891.

His 1979 film Tess was dedicated " For Sharon ", as Tate had read Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d ' Urbervilles during her final stay with Polanski in London, and had left it for him to read with the comment that it would be a good story for them to film together.

" In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D ' Urbervilles, Tess remarks that " we have several proofs that we are d ' Urbervilles ... we have a very old silver spoon, round in the bowl like a little ladle, and marked with the same castle.

Nearby Kilmington was used as a location for the 1998 LWT adaptation of Tess of the d ' Urbervilles.

Tess of the d ' Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, also known as Tess of the d ' Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Tess of the d ' Urbervilles or just Tess, is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891.

Tess feels so guilty over the horse's death, she agrees, against her better judgement, to visit Mrs. d ' Urberville, a wealthy widow who lives in the nearby town of Trantridge, and " claim kin.

Tess does not succeed in meeting Mrs. d ' Urberville, but her libertine son Alec takes a fancy to Tess and secures her a position as poultry keeper on the d ' Urberville estate.

Tess resolves to deceive Angel no more, and writes a letter describing her dealings with d ' Urberville and slips it under his door.

Tess and Angel spend their wedding night at an old d ' Urberville family mansion, where Angel presents his bride with some beautiful diamonds that belonged to his godmother and confesses that he once had a brief affair with an older woman in London.

* Cuthbert Clare, a character in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D ' Urbervilles

* Tess of the d ' Urbervilles is mentioned in the movie Party Monster.

* The British comedy troupe Monty Python mention Tess of the d ' Urbervilles on their 1973 comedy record album Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief on the track " Novel Writing ", in which Thomas Hardy writes Return of the Native before a live audience.

* Tess of the d ' Urbervilles is mentioned towards the end of M. R. James ' short ghost story " The Mezzotint " ( 1904 ).

* Tess of the d ' Urbervilles is referenced to in the poem " Man and Dog " by Anglo-Welsh poet Edward Thomas.

She also recorded a song called " Distant Storm " for the film China O ' Brien ; in the credits, the song is attributed to a band called Tess Makes Good.

One of the people they save is Tess Millay ( Joanne Dru ), who falls in love with Matt.

Weary and emotional, he tells Tess what he wants most of all is a son.

Tess, the daughter of a diplomat ( Minor Watson ), is an internationally inclined political affairs columnist, a polyglot educated in various prestigious European universities who has traveled the world ( based on reporter Dorothy Thompson ).

When Sam invites her on a date to a baseball game, Tess inadvertently breaks the " men only " atmosphere of the press box, and is initially confused and unfamiliar with the rules of the sport, before enjoying herself and befriending other spectators.

They have several minor disagreements, but a bigger problem occurs when Tess is coerced to take on the care of a Greek refugee child Chris ( George Kezas ) without having a chance to consult Sam.

When Sam initially believes Tess is pregnant with their child, he is thrilled, but upon meeting Chris, he is at first unconvinced about taking on an unrelated orphan with whom he cannot even communicate.

Tess is upset — she wants him to be beside her on her big night, and is embarrassed at the thought that the public will wonder where he is.

While Tess is at her ceremony, Sam returns the child to the home for Greek refugee children and walks out on the marriage.

* " Ariadne " is the protagonist of Montreal writer Tess Fragoulis's 2001 novel, Ariadne's Dream.

Tess is the eldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield, uneducated rural peasants.

That same day, Tess participates in the village May Dance, where she meets Angel Clare, youngest son of Reverend James Clare, who is on a walking tour with his two brothers.

The threat that Alec presents to Tess's virtue is obscured for Tess by her inexperience and almost daily commonplace interactions with him.

The rape is also alluded to in another chapter, with reference to the " sobbing in The Chase " during the season Tess was at Trantridge.

More than two years after the Trantridge debacle, Tess, now 20, is ready to make a new start.

The wedding goes smoothly although a bad omen of a cock crowing in the afternoon is noticed by Tess.

He returns at Candlemas and again in early spring, when Tess is hard at work feeding a threshing machine.

* " Tess of the d ' Urbervilles " is mentioned throughout the series " Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy " by English author E. L. James.

** 1913: The ' lost ' silent version, mentioned above ( in theatre ), starring Minnie Maddern Fiske as Tess and Scots-born David Torrence as Alec.

One day, a copycat killer named " Jimmy " pays Johnny a visit and confesses to several murders, including one rape incident mentioned earlier to Johnny by Tess, which enrages Johnny so much that he eviscerates Jimmy with hooks and crushes his head with a sledgehammer.

Tess then learns from her sister, Liza-Lu, that her father, John, is ill and that her mother is dying.

* John Irving's novel A Prayer for Owen Meany mentions the narrator, John, teaching Tess of the d ' Urbervilles to high school students.

The cast included Jodi Benson as Polly, Harry Groener as Bobby Child, Bruce Adler as Bela Zangler, John Hillner as Lank Hawkins, Michele Pawk as Irene Roth, Jane Connell as Mother, Beth Leavel as Tess ( Leavel also understudied Benson ), Ronn Carroll as Everett Baker, and Stephen Temperley and Amelia White as Eugene and Patricia Fodor.

Thomas Hardy wrote of chitterlings in his novel Tess of the D ' Urbervilles, when the father of a poor family John Durbeyfield talks of what he would like to eat:

Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della Reese, as her supervisor Tess.

From April 3 through September 16, 1984, Eden starred in the Lee Guber and Shelly Gross national production of the John Kander and Fred Ebb Tony Award-winning musical comedy Woman Of The Year, playing the role of Tess Harding Craig, alongside Don Chastain ( as Sam Craig ), and Marilyn Cooper ( as Jan Donovan, reprising her Tony Award-winning role on Broadway ).

( The archive for the programme features his interviews with poets such as Tess Gallagher, Tony Curtis, John Haynes, Gerry Murphy and Jane Hirschfield.

For instance, Peter Marlowe is almost certainly a descendant of Lt. John Marlowe, the captain who married Malcolm Struan and Angelique Richaud against the wishes of Tess Struan, as Clavell refers often to Peter Marlowe's family's long history of naval service.

Its membership includes Clive Cussler, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, John Lescroart, Steve Berry, David Baldacci, Dale Brown, Sandra Brown, Tess Gerritsen, Lee Child, M. J.

Officer John Tess was also injured in the explosion.

Shortly afterward, Patrolmen Larry Minard and John Tess arrived.