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 Original title page of Jude the Obscure | |
| Author | Thomas Hardy |
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| Illustrator | Henry Macbeth-Raeburn |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | Thomas Hardy's Wessex, late 19th century |
| Publisher | Osgood, McIlvaine, & Co. |
Publication date | 1895 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| LC Class | PZ3 .H222 |
| Preceded by | Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
| Followed by | The Well-Beloved |
| Text | Jude the Obscure at Wikisource |
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 (though the title page says 1896).[1][2][3] It is Hardy's last completed novel. The protagonist, Jude Fawley, is a working-class young man; he is a stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar. The other main character is his cousin, Sue Bridehead, who is also his central love interest. The novel is concerned in particular with issues of class, education, religion, morality and marriage.
- ^ Hardy, Thomas; Macbeth-Raeburn, H (2014). Jude the Obscure. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-54120-6. OCLC 1198347279.
- ^ "HARDY, Thomas. Jude the Obscure. London: Osgood, McIlvaine, and Co., 1896 [but 1895]". www.christies.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Jude the Obscure | novel by Hardy". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 September 2021.