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Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
Author: Thomas Hardy
A poor villager, Jude Fawley longs to study at the elite University of Christminster, but his ambitions are thwarted by class prejudice--and an earthy country girl who tricks him into marriage by pretending to be pregnant. Entrapped in a loveless marriage, he becomes a stonemason and falls in love with his cousin--the intellectual, free-spirited...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781593080358
ISBN-10: 1593080352
Pages: 480
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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shuffdog avatar reviewed Jude the Obscure on + 31 more book reviews
I can vouch only that this is a great work of literature, and that it is very painful, though not from any deficiency of writing. The pain stems from the headache in having to follow Jude blindly trudging from birth to death in ignorance. Although.. (wistfully) .. I suppose thats all of us.
reviewed Jude the Obscure on + 59 more book reviews
Generally considered Thomas Hardy's masterpiece, Jude the Obscure has held an honored place for six decades among the greatest modern novels in the English language. Its brooding concern with the strange and capricious turns of fate in Jude Fawley's lifelong struggle against enormous odds in the search for happiness gives this tale of aspiration and defeat the quality of classic tragedy.


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