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   Jude the Obscure

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   Thomas Hardy 

   

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   'Jude the Obscure' by Thomas Hardy is a novel that follows the life of Jude Fawley, a lower-class man with dreams of becoming a scholar. The story explores themes of class, scholarship, religion, marriage, and the societal changes of the time period. The plot involves Jude's relationships with his earthy wife, Arabella, and his intellectual cousin, Sue, as they navigate through personal and social challenges. Hardy's writing style is described as melancholic, brutally honest, and unflinchingly realistic, portraying the struggles and tragedies faced by the characters.
   

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   ON AN EVENING IN the latter part of May a middle-aged man was walking homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor. The pair of legs that carried hi...

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