Thomas Hardy's final novel "e;Jude the Obscure"e; began as a serial publication on December 1894 before being published in book form the following year. It is the story of its titular character Jude Fawley, a young lower-class man with dreams of being a scholar, and his relationships with his wife, Arabella, and his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. The novel follows the life of Jude from his youth living in a village in southern England where he works in a bakery and studies Classical Greek and Latin in his spare time with hopes of one day becoming a scholar at Christminster, a fictional city modeled after Oxford. His dreams are dashed however when he becomes ensnared by deceit into marriage with Arabella Donn, a coarse and superficial girl. What follows is a classic and tragic tale that plays upon many themes, principally of which is the idea that one's ruinous downfall is the product of having lived a sinful life. Having been harshly criticized in its day for its scandalous portrayals, "e;Jude the Obscure"e; has since been recognized as one of Hardy's finest and most intricate works. This edition includes a biographical afterword.
| ISBN: | 9781420976854 |
| Publication date: | 21st September 2020 |
| Author: | Hardy, Thomas |
| Publisher: | Neeland Media LLC |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |