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Jude the Obscure — Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 405 pages

Jude the Obscure is Thomas Hardy's final novel, a tragic story of a working-class stonemason, Jude Fawley, who dreams of university education in the fictional city of Christminster. His struggles with class, love, and social convention make it a powerful, somber listen.

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JUDE THE OBSCURE
by Thomas Hardy
CONTENTS
PREFACE
PART FIRST—At Marygreen
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
PART SECOND—At Christminster

Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
PART THIRD—At Melchester
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
PART FOURTH—At Shaston
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
PART FIFTH—At Aldbrickham and Elsewhere
Chapter I
Chapter II

Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
PART SIXTH—At Christminster Again
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI

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Contents

  1. JUDE THE OBSCURE
  2. CONTENTS
  3. PREFACE
  4. Part First AT MARYGREEN
  5. I
  6. II
  7. III
  8. IV
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. VIII
  13. IX
  14. X
  15. XI
  16. Part Second AT CHRISTMINSTER
  17. I
  18. II
  19. III
  20. IV
  21. V
  22. VI
  23. VII
  24. Part Third AT MELCHESTER
  25. I
  26. II
  27. III
  28. IV
  29. V
  30. VI

and 33 more chapters

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