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Jude the Obscure (Wessex Novels vol VIII)
by Hardy, Thomas (illus. H. Macbeth-Raeburn)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition (published in 1895 despite title 1896); original green clothbound boards, gilt titling and decoration on
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About This Item
London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co, 1896. 1st. h/b. No d/j. Near fine, 1st edition (published in 1895 despite title 1896); original green clothbound boards, gilt titling and decoration on spine & cover; text block firm (slight forward lean), pages untrimmed and unmarked. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Jude Fawley is a young man who longs to better himself and go to Christminster University. However, poverty forces him into a job as a stonemason and an unhappy marriage. When his wife leaves him Jude moves to Christminster determined to follow his dream. There he meets and falls for his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. They refuse to marry, much to the disapproval of the community around them. In this heartbreaking story Hardy shows the devastating effects of social prejudice and oppression. The novel caused outrage when it was published in 1895 and, as a result, was the last novel Hardy ever wrote. Etching of ""Christminster"" by H Macbeth-Raeburn, with age toned/foxed tissue guard, and a map of Wessex
Synopsis
Jude the Obscure is the last of Thomas Hardy's novels, begun as a magazine serial and first published in book form in 1895. The book was burnt publicly by the William Walsham How, Bishop of Wakefield, in that same year. Its hero Jude Fawley is a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar. The two other main characters are his earthy wife, Arabella, and his cousin, Sue. Themes include class, scholarship, religion, marriage, and the modernisation of thought and society.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132828
- Title
- Jude the Obscure (Wessex Novels vol VIII)
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas (illus. H. Macbeth-Raeburn)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition (published in 1895 despite title 1896); original green clothbound boards, gilt titling and decoration on
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Osgood, McIlvaine and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 516
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, Hardy, illustration, Macbeth-Raeburn
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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