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Jude the Obscure (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Jude the Obscure (Oxford World's Classics) about?
Hardy's last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure caused much outrage when it was published in 1895. Jude Fawley, poor and working-class, longs to study at the University of Christminster, but his ambitions to go to university are thwarted by class prejudice and his entrapment 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 th
Who reads Jude the Obscure (Oxford World's Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780585486093
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.81 / 5 (226 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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