# Old Mr. Simon Stoke — Tess of the d’Urbervilles character guide

> Old Mr. Simon Stoke in Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Stoke d'Urberville, the Stoke-d'Urbervilles

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

The late merchant who bought the d'Urberville name and founded the family fortune.

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