d Wilms teaches adult basic education for The READ Center. He is the Past President of the Chesterfield Education Association, a retired high school English teacher, and a member of RVA Classic Book Club.

Active Verses Contemplative and the Injury to the Title Character in Tess of the d’Urbervilles

This Litchatte is a writeup by Don Wilms (see photo below)  from his March 2021 RVA Classic Bookclub discussion 0f Tess of d’Urbervilles*   Steeped in the traditions of centuries