Cliffs Notes: Jude the Obscure
Frank H. Thompson Jr.
67 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0822006901
ISBN13:
Language: English
Publish: -126201600000
A sad tale of thwarted love, interrupted dreams, and life complications, Jude The Obscure is a chronicle of poverty and puts a focused eye on social conventions. The book caused such a shock when first published that Hardy gave up fiction entirely, writing only in poetry from that time on.