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Penguin classics presents thomas hardy s jude the obscure, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the penguin english library series. Oct 29, 20 jude the obscure audiobook by thomas hardy 1840 1928 elevenyearold jude fawley, inspired by his teacher mr. Jude fawley is a stone mason with a passion for scholarship who longs to study at the nearby university town of christminster. Jude the obscure is a novel by thomas hardy, which began as a magazine serial in december 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Jude the obscure audiobook, written by thomas hardy. The thing i love about hardy s characters is, whether good, bad, ugly or downright deplorable, he really nails them. Slowly, we witness the resistance jude is met with and, in keeping with hardy s other works, the consequences of having dared to defy a society with longheld traditions. Sexually innocent jude fawley is trapped into marriage by the seductive arabella donn, but their union is an unhappy. Jude the obscure tells the story of a young orphan, jude fawley who is devoted to academics though his impoverished aunt who rears him wants him to start work as early as possible as a stonemason. Jude the obscure, the last completed novel by thomas hardy, began as. Jude the obscure is the last of thomas hardys novels, begun as a magazine serial and first published in book form in 1895.
Librivox recording of jude the obscure, by thomas hardy. The other main character is his cousin, sue bridehead, who is. Widely considered hardy s boldest and most avantgarde work, it was first published in serialised form, sending weekly shockwaves of outrage to its victorian audiences. His longing for her eclipses all else for a time, and they marry but unhappily. Judes welcome freedom allows him to pursue his obsession with his pretty cousin, sue bridehead, a brilliant, charismatic freethinker who would be his ideal soul mate if not for her aversion to physical love. Listen to jude the obscure audiobook by thomas hardy.
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