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Jude the Obscure

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4 out of 5
Based on 8,251 Ratings and 831 Reviews

Book Description
When Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure appeared in 1895, it immediately caused scandal and controversy. Its frank treatment of Jude's sexual relationships with Arabella and Sue, its scathing criticisms of late-Victorian hypocrisy, its depiction of the "New Woman," and its attacks on "holy wedlock" and religious bigotry outraged numerous reviewers; one called the book "Jude the Obscene." Others saw i... More
Book Information
PublisherBroadview Press
BindingPaperback (213 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages450
ISBN-101551111713
ISBN-13978-1551111711
Publication Date07/06/1999
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About Barrie Watts (Author, Editor) : Barrie Watts is a published author, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Barrie Watts include Frog (Watch It Grow S.), Snail (Wat... more
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About Cedric (Author, Editor) : Cedric is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Cedric include Day of the Field Trip Zombies.
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About Thomas Hardy (Author, Editor) : Thomas Hardy is a published author, editor, and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Thomas Hardy include The Woodlanders (Everyman's Library (Paper)), Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urb... more
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About Claire Watts (Editor) : Claire Watts is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Claire Watts include Geography of the World, Natural Disasters (DK Eyewitne... more
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