Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781725798960)

Jude the Obscure takes place in Wessex, England in the Victorian era. Jude Fawley is a poor orphan raised by his great-aunt, but he dreams of studying at the university in Christminster, a nearby town. He is inspired in this dream by his old teacher, Richard Phillotson, who left with similar ambitions when Jude was a child. Jude starts teaching himself classical languages and learning stonemasonry work, but he is distracted from his studies by Arabella Donn, a vain, sensual young woman. Arabella pretends she is pregnant and tricks the honorable Jude into marrying her, but the marriage soon falls apart. Arabella moves to Australia and Jude finally makes his way to Christminster. At first he is enthralled by the place but he soon finds he cannot enter the university without wealth and social stature. While in Christminster Jude meets his intelligent, religiously agnostic cousin Sue Bridehead. He immediately falls in love with her, though he tries to resist his feelings.

Author: Narthex, Thomas Hardy
ISBN-10: 1725798964
ISBN-13: 9781725798960
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2018
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.78d