Jude Fawley is a stone mason with a passion for scholarship who longs to study at the nearby university town of Christminster. Then Arabella Donn comes into his life. His longing for her eclipses
all else for a time, and they marry but unhappily. Meeting his spirited and intelligent cousin, Sue Bridehead, Jude dares to dream again. But in acknowledging their feelings for one another, Jude
and Sue risk becoming social outcasts. In defying conventional morality, their lives become plagued by uncertainty and torment.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“This story of repression, judgment, and true
love will appeal to listeners who love the classics…A truly
memorable literary experience that demands repeated listens.” —Publishers Weekly
“His style touches sublimity.” —T. S. Eliot, praise for the author
“The greatest tragic writer among English novelists.” —Virginia Woolf, praise for the author
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English poet, dramatist, and novelist, was born on the Egdon Heath in Dorset. He studied in Dorchester and apprenticed to an architect before leaving for London,
where he began to write. Unable to find a public for his poetry, which idealized the rural life, he turned to the novel and met with success as well as controversy. The strong public reaction
against some of his darker themes turned him back to writing verse. Today several of his novels are considered masterpieces of tragedy.
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