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Jude the Obscure
Hardcover
Series: Chiltern Classic
Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $25.00
ISBN13: 9781914602788
Publisher: Chiltern Publishing
Published: Oct 20 2026
Pages: 180
Language: English
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Jude the obscure follows Jude Fawley, the stonemason excluded not by his wits but by poverty from the world of Christminster privilege, Jude finds fulfilment in his relationship with Sue Bridehead. Both have left earlier marriages. Ironically, when tragedy tests their union it is Sue, the modern emancipated woman, who proves unequal to the challenge. Hardy's fearless exploration of sexual and social relationships and his prophetic critique of marriage scandalised the late Victorian establishment and marked the end of his career as a novelist. 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.
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