Jude The Obscure, by Thomas Hardy, is an extremely sad story that revolves around love and sexual yearnings within the peculiar matrixes of class and destiny in the Victorian 19th century. Jude the Obscure has come to be recognized as one of Hardy's most important novels.
The book tells the tragic story of Jude Fawley, a kid from the country whose aspirations to university scholarship are thwarted; his socially unacceptable love affair is also a disaster. Fawley an orphan boy is brought up by his aunt. He is disqualified from the university because he comes from a poor family; he endeavours hard to survive but he falls in both love and education. Sensual love is represented by Arabella and spiritual love is represented by Sue Bridehead. Jude finds himself between the two.
- ISBN13 9781105787423
- Publish Date 22 May 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English