# Alec d'Urberville — Tess of the d’Urbervilles character guide

> Alec d'Urberville in Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Alec, Mr. Alec, Alexander, d'Urberville, D'Urberville

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

A wealthy, manipulative young man who seduces Tess and later undergoes a religious conversion.

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