An edition of Jude the Obscure (1895)

Jude the Obscure

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An edition of Jude the Obscure (1895)

Jude the Obscure

  • 3.88 ·
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Hardy's last work of fiction, Jude the Obscure is also one of his most gloomily fatalistic, depicting the lives of individuals who are trapped by forces beyond their control. Jude Fawley, a poor villager, wants to enter the divinity school at Christminster. Sidetracked by Arabella Donn, an earthy country girl who pretends to be pregnant by him, Jude marries her and is then deserted. He earns a living as a stonemason at Christminster; there he falls in love with his independent-minded cousin, Sue Bridehead. Out of a sense of obligation, Sue marries the schoolmaster Phillotson, who has helped her. Unable to bear living with Phillotson, she returns to live with Jude and eventually bears his children out of wedlock. Their poverty and the weight of society's disapproval begin to take a toll on Sue and Jude; the climax occurs when Jude's son by Arabella hangs Sue and Jude's children and himself. In penance, Sue returns to Phillotson and the church. Jude returns to Arabella and eventually dies miserably. The novel's sexual frankness shocked the public, as did Hardy's criticisms of marriage, the university system, and the church. Hardy was so distressed by its reception that he wrote no more fiction, concentrating solely on his poetry.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.

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Macmillan, MACMILLAN
Pages
400

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Cover of: Jude l'obscur
Jude l'obscur
January 1, 1997, LGF
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1996, Folio Society
in English
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Jude the Obscure
1994-08-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1986, Macmillan, MACMILLAN
Paperback
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Jude the Obscure
1985, Heron Books
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1973, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1973, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1969, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1961, New American Library
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
/1896, Dolphin Books
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1895, Modern Library
in English
Cover of: Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
1895, Modern Library
in English

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Library of Congress
PR4746 .A1 1986

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
400

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Open Library
OL10498737M
Internet Archive
judeobscure0000hard_c2n7
ISBN 10
0333413067
ISBN 13
9780333413067
Library Thing
4726503
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2371303

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