Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

Thomas Hardy's last and most controversial novel, "Jude the Obscure", caused outrage when it was published in 1895. This is a critical edition, taking account of the changes that Hardy made over 25 years. It includes a new chronology and bibliography and substantially revised notes.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

'Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul?' Jude Fawley, poor and working-class, longs to study at the University of Christminster, but he is rebuffed, and trapped in a loveless marriage. He falls in love with his unconventional cousin Sue Bridehead, and their refusal to marry when free to do so confirms their rejection of and by the world around them. The shocking fate that overtakes them is an indictment of a rigid and uncaring society. Hardy's last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure caused outrage when it was published in 1895. This is the first truly critical edition, taking account of the changes that Hardy made over twenty-five years. It includes a new chronology and bibliography and substantially revised notes.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780192802613
ISBN 10 0192802615
Title Jude the Obscure
Author Thomas Hardy
Series Oxford World's Classics Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2002-07-01
Number of pages 464
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.