Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

I have recently started this book by Thomas Hardy, the same author of The Mayor of Casterbridge. An uneducated and poor family in rural England, the Durbeyfields, finds out that they may have noble blood and their name is actually D'Urbervilles. Meanwhile, the eldest daughter of this family, Tess, is at the May Dance where she meets a boy but due to bad timing they're unable to dance together. I am quite taken by this novel and will hopefully be able to finish it this term, so I'll keep you all updated as the story progresses.