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Jude the Obscure

Author
Thomas Hardy
Series
Timeless Classic
Language
English
Length
366 pages
ISBN
9781910343906
Published
15 August 2014
Imprint
Sovereign
  • social critique
  • ambition
  • love
  • marriage
  • religion
  • societal expectations
  • Wessex
  • stonemason
  • education
  • convention challenge

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"Jude the Obscure" chronicles the life of Jude Fawley, a stonemason with grand academic aspirations thwarted by societal norms and his own heart. His love for his cousin, Sue Bridehead, becomes his joy and torment, challenging the conventions of marriage, religion, and society. Set in Hardy's fictional Wessex, the novel boldly critiques social institutions, leading to public outcry upon its release. A poignant exploration of ambition, love, and the constraints of societal expectations.

Author

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) gave English literature its most unforgettable tragic landscapes — the imagined county of Wessex, where heath, village, and market town hold the fate of ordinary lives. In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Far from the Madding Crowd, he wrote characters undone by chance, desire, and the hard edges of Victorian society.

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