If not Tess, how about the darker and even more pessimistic Jude The Obscure? 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' is a wartime tragedy, while McEwan's 'Cement Garden' has elements of tragedy.
If not Tess, how about the darker and even more pessimistic Jude The Obscure? 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' is a wartime tragedy, while McEwan's 'Cement Garden' has elements of tragedy.
Forgot to add - 'The Grapes of Wrath', one of my favourites.