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Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

Narrator Bryan Matthews

Publisher: Robert Larson

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Summary

Jude the Obscure, written by Thomas Hardy, is a poignant exploration of ambition, love, and societal constraints set in Victorian England. The novel follows Jude Fawley, a working-class stonemason with aspirations of studying at the prestigious university in Christminster, inspired by his former teacher, Richard Phillotson. 
Raised by his great-aunt after becoming an orphan, Jude dedicates his life to self-education while working in her bakery.Jude's dreams are derailed when he is seduced by Arabella Donn, a manipulative local woman who tricks him into marriage by pretending to be pregnant.
Duration: about 15 hours (15:20:39)
Publishing date: 2024-09-25; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —