Jude the Obscure: Large Print Edition

by Thomas Hardy

Overview

'People go on marrying because they can't resist natural forces, although many of them may know perfectly well that they are possibly buying a month's pleasure with a life's discomfort.' Intelligent and ambitious, Jude Fawley's ambition is to study, but his ambitions are doomed in a classic tale of ill-fated love, betrayal and disillusionment, which was met with controversy upon its initial publication for its open and honest attitudes to sex, relationships and religion. Hardy's final completed novel is a tragic masterpiece, beautifully constructed and filled with Hardy's most stunningly descriptive writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781545206591
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/07/2017
Pages:	684
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.37(d)

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks