Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
Some stories stay with you long after the last page. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy is one of them – a paperback that rewards an unhurried read. Runs to about 440 pages, so it's a book you'll want to pass on to a friend when you're done.
What it's about
Jude Pawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the earthy Arabella, who later abandons him. Moving to the town of Christminster where he finds work as a stonemason, Jude meets and falls in love with his cousin Sue Bridehead, a sensitive, freethinking 'NewWoman'. Thomas Hardy was an English author of the naturalist movement, although in several poems he displays elements of the previous romantic and enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural. He regarded himself primarily as a poet and composed novels mainly for financial gain. The bulk of his work, set mainly in the semi-fictional land of Wessex, delineates characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, first published in book form in 1895, is Hardy's last completed novel
Book details
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 440
- ISBN: 9789395229135
- Published: 2023-01-30
- Dimensions: 14.0 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm
- Category: Fiction
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Is Jude the Obscure available in paperback or hardcover?
This listing is for the paperback edition of Jude the Obscure.
What language is this edition in?
This edition is in English.
Who wrote Jude the Obscure?
Jude the Obscure is written by Thomas Hardy.
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