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Jude the Obscure Mass market paperbound - 1999
by Thomas Hardy; Introduction by Jay Parini; Adapted by Jay Parini
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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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- Title Jude the Obscure
- Author Thomas Hardy; Introduction by Jay Parini; Adapted by Jay Parini
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 428
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Signet Classics, New York
- Date 1999-03-01
- ISBN 9780451527257 / 0451527259
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 6.76 x 4.26 x 0.69 in (17.17 x 10.82 x 1.75 cm)
- Reading level 1110
- Library of Congress subjects Love stories, Adultery
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98029260
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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