Jude the Obscure

· Amaryllis - an imprint of Manjul Publishing House
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391
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“As Antigone said, I am neither a dweller among men nor ghosts.”

The last novel ever written by Hardy before he transitioned to writing poetry, Jude the Obscure is a moving tale of love, religion, and class conflict. It chronicles the life of Jude Fawley, a young stonemason who dreams of getting a university education and becoming a scholar. But his ambitions are thwarted when he is tricked into getting married to a local girl, Arabella. When they eventually break things off, Jude decides to go and study at Christminster, where he meets his cousin Sue Bridehead and falls hopelessly in love with her. They begin a turbulent on-and-off relationship and thus set off a series of unfortunate events that nobody could have predicted…

About the author

Thomas Hardy was an English author and poet whose writing style incorporated elements of both realism and Romanticism. His works often examined class differences, socioeconomic status, and religion through a critical lens. Hardy was best known for his novels, including The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure, but preferred to regard himself primarily as a poet and not a novelist.

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